Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Accipitridae · 249 species

Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae) is a family of 249 bird species in the order Accipitriformes. They live mostly in forest, grassland, woodland habitats. The smallest is the Little Sparrowhawk and the largest the Himalayan Vulture.

African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
Andaman Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barred Hawk Morphnarchus princeps
Barred Honey Buzzard Pernis celebensis
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
Besra Accipiter virgatus
Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
Black Harrier Circus maurus
Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Black Honey Buzzard Henicopernis infuscatus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus
Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops
Black-mantled Goshawk Accipiter melanochlamys
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus alboniger
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana
Chaco Eagle Buteogallus coronatus
Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Accipiter castanilius
Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk Erythrotriorchis buergersi
Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis
Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus
Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Congo Serpent Eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii
Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
Doria's Hawk Megatriorchis doriae
Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
Dwarf Sparrowhawk Accipiter nanus
Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
Fiji Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques
Flores Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus floris
Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
Frances's Sparrowhawk Accipiter francesiae
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilornis klossi
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae
Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis
Grey-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Grey-headed Goshawk Accipiter poliocephalus
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
Grey-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi
Gurney's Eagle Aquila gurneyi
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
Hawaiian Hawk Buteo solitarius
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii
Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
Imitator Goshawk Accipiter imitator
Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
Javan Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus bartelsi
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Lesser Sundas Goshawk Accipiter sylvestris
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus
Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
Madagascar Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
Mantled Hawk Pseudastur polionotus
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Meyer's Goshawk Accipiter meyerianus
Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
Moluccan Goshawk Accipiter henicogrammus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
Mountain Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
New Britain Goshawk Accipiter princeps
New Britain Sparrowhawk Accipiter brachyurus
Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Papuan Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Papuan Harrier Circus spilothorax
Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi
Philippine Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus philippensis
Philippine Honey Buzzard Pernis steerei
Philippine Serpent Eagle Spilornis holospilus
Pied Goshawk Accipiter albogularis
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus pinskeri
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
Pygmy Eagle Hieraaetus weiskei
Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus
Reunion Harrier Circus maillardi
Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythrauchen
Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis
Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli
Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
Semicollared Hawk Accipiter collaris
Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Slate-colored Hawk Buteogallus schistaceus
Slaty-mantled Goshawk Accipiter luteoschistaceus
Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamatus
Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis
Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius
Southern Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk Accipiter trinotatus
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Sulawesi Goshawk Accipiter griseiceps
Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus lanceolatus
Sulawesi Serpent Eagle Spilornis rufipectus
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
Variable Goshawk Accipiter hiogaster
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rhodogaster
Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
White-bellied Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli
White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
White-necked Hawk Buteogallus lacernulatus
White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus