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 Avidiversity  AVITOPIA - Birds of Prey

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Accipitridae

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The family of Birds of Prey is found worldwide with the exception of the Arctic, Antarctic and most of the oceanic islands. Birds of Prey are of various sizes (20 - 115 cm), they have long, round wings, curved claws and a short hooked bill. The sexes are almost the same, the female is almost always larger. All species are good fliers, and many sail well too. They mainly hunt live animals, only the vultures are scavengers. Even fishing species are among them.

Gampsonyx

     swainsonii - Pearl Kite (2)

Elanus

     caeruleus - Black-winged Kite (11)
     axillaris - Black-shouldered Kite (2)
     leucurus - White-tailed Kite (3)
     scriptus - Letter-winged Kite (3)

Chelictinia

     riocourii - Scissor-tailed Kite (3)

Polyboroides

     typus - African Harrier-Hawk (6)
     radiatus - Madagascar Harrier-Hawk (1)

Gypohierax

     angolensis - Palm-nut Vulture (5)

Eutriorchis

     astur - Madagascar Serpent Eagle (2)

Gypaetus

     barbatus - Bearded Vulture (7)

Neophron

     percnopterus - Egyptian Vulture (9)

Chondrohierax

     uncinatus - Hook-billed Kite (4)

Leptodon

     cayanensis - Grey-headed Kite (3)
     forbesi - White-collared Kite (1)

Pernis

     apivorus - European Honey Buzzard (7)
     celebensis - Barred Honey Buzzard (2)
     ptilorhynchus - Crested Honey Buzzard (3)

Elanoides

     forficatus - Swallow-tailed Kite (5)

Hamirostra

     melanosternon - Black-breasted Buzzard (3)

Henicopernis

     longicauda - Long-tailed Honey Buzzard (2)
     infuscatus - Black Honey Buzzard (1)

Lophoictinia

     isura - Square-tailed Kite (2)

Aviceda

     cuculoides - African Cuckoo-Hawk (4)
     madagascariensis - Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk (3)
     jerdoni - Jerdon's Baza (3)
     subcristata - Pacific Baza (3)
     leuphotes - Black Baza (2)

Sarcogyps

     calvus - Red-headed Vulture (3)

Trigonoceps

     occipitalis - White-headed Vulture (3)

Aegypius

     monachus - Cinereous Vulture (8)

Torgos

     tracheliotos - Lappet-faced Vulture (4)

Necrosyrtes

     monachus - Hooded Vulture (9)

Gyps

     africanus - White-backed Vulture (4)
     bengalensis - White-rumped Vulture (2)
     indicus - Indian Vulture (3)
     tenuirostris - Slender-billed Vulture (1)
     rueppelli - Rüppell's Vulture (2)
     himalayensis - Himalayan Vulture (2)
     fulvus - Griffon Vulture (10)
     coprotheres - Cape Vulture (2)

Spilornis

     klossi - Nicobar Serpent Eagle (1)
     rufipectus - Sulawesi Serpent Eagle (1)
     kinabaluensis - Mountain Serpent Eagle (1)
     cheela - Crested Serpent Eagle (4)
     holospilus - Philippine Serpent Eagle (2)
     elgini - Andaman Serpent Eagle (2)

Pithecophaga

     jefferyi - Philippine Eagle (5)

Terathopius

     ecaudatus - Bateleur (7)

Dryotriorchis

     spectabilis - Congo Serpent Eagle (2)

Circaetus

     gallicus - Short-toed Snake Eagle (6)
     beaudouini - Beaudouin's Snake Eagle (2)
     pectoralis - Black-chested Snake Eagle (6)
     cinereus - Brown Snake Eagle (3)
     fasciolatus - Southern Banded Snake Eagle (1)
     cinerascens - Western Banded Snake Eagle (2)

Macheiramphus

     alcinus - Bat Hawk (4)

Harpyopsis

     novaeguineae - Papuan Eagle (3)

Morphnus

     guianensis - Crested Eagle (2)

Harpia

     harpyja - Harpy Eagle (4)

Stephanoaetus

     coronatus - Crowned Eagle (4)

Nisaetus

     limnaeetus - Changeable Hawk-Eagle (2)
     cirrhatus - Crested Hawk-Eagle (3)
     floris - Flores Hawk-Eagle (1)
     nipalensis - Mountain Hawk-Eagle (1)
     kelaarti - Legge's Hawk-Eagle (1)
     alboniger - Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (1)
     bartelsi - Javan Hawk-Eagle (1)
     lanceolatus - Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle (2)
     philippensis - Philippine Hawk-Eagle (2)
     pinskeri - Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle (1)
     nanus - Wallace's Hawk-Eagle (3)

Polemaetus

     bellicosus - Martial Eagle (5)

Lophotriorchis

     kienerii - Rufous-bellied Eagle (3)

Spizaetus

     tyrannus - Black Hawk-Eagle (3)
     ornatus - Ornate Hawk-Eagle (5)
     melanoleucus - Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle (3)
     isidori - Black-and-chestnut Eagle (4)

Lophaetus

     occipitalis - Long-crested Eagle (5)

Ictinaetus

     malaiensis - Black Eagle (2)

Clanga

     pomarina - Lesser Spotted Eagle (5)
     hastata - Indian Spotted Eagle (2)
     clanga - Greater Spotted Eagle (5)

Hieraaetus

     wahlbergi - Wahlberg's Eagle (2)
     pennatus - Booted Eagle (6)
     weiskei - Pygmy Eagle (1)
     morphnoides - Little Eagle (1)
     ayresii - Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (3)

Aquila

     rapax - Tawny Eagle (5)
     nipalensis - Steppe Eagle (6)
     adalberti - Spanish Imperial Eagle (4)
     heliaca - Asian Imperial Eagle (4)
     gurneyi - Gurney's Eagle (1)
     chrysaetos - Golden Eagle (10)
     audax - Wedge-tailed Eagle (4)
     africana - Cassin's Hawk-Eagle (1)
     verreauxii - Verreaux's Eagle (3)
     fasciata - Bonelli's Eagle (3)
     spilogaster - African Hawk-Eagle (3)

Kaupifalco

     monogrammicus - Lizard Buzzard (3)

Melierax

     metabates - Dark Chanting Goshawk (4)
     poliopterus - Eastern Chanting Goshawk (2)
     canorus - Pale Chanting Goshawk (11)

Micronisus

     gabar - Gabar Goshawk (6)

Busarellus

     nigricollis - Black-collared Hawk (5)

Rostrhamus

     sociabilis - Snail Kite (9)

Helicolestes

     hamatus - Slender-billed Kite (2)

Harpagus

     bidentatus - Double-toothed Kite (4)
     diodon - Rufous-thighed Kite (1)

Ictinia

     mississippiensis - Mississippi Kite (4)
     plumbea - Plumbeous Kite (2)

Butastur

     rufipennis - Grasshopper Buzzard (2)
     teesa - White-eyed Buzzard (1)
     liventer - Rufous-winged Buzzard (2)
     indicus - Grey-faced Buzzard (3)

Circus

     aeruginosus - Western Marsh Harrier (12)
     ranivorus - African Marsh Harrier (2)
     spilonotus - Eastern Marsh Harrier (5)
     approximans - Swamp Harrier (3)
     maillardi - Malagasy Marsh Harrier (3)
     buffoni - Long-winged Harrier (2)
     assimilis - Spotted Harrier (2)
     maurus - Black Harrier (6)
     cinereus - Cinereous Harrier (2)
     cyaneus - Northern Harrier (7)
     hudsonius - American Hen-harrier (4)
     macrourus - Pallid Harrier (7)
     melanoleucos - Pied Harrier (1)
     pygargus - Montagu's Harrier (9)

Accipiter

     poliogaster - Grey-bellied Hawk (2)
     trivirgatus - Crested Goshawk (3)
     griseiceps - Sulawesi Goshawk (1)
     toussenelii - Red-chested Goshawk (2)
     tachiro - African Goshawk (4)
     castanilius - Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (1)
     badius - Shikra (3)
     butleri - Nicobar Sparrowhawk (1)
     brevipes - Levant Sparrowhawk (4)
     soloensis - Chinese Sparrowhawk (1)
     francesiae - Frances's Sparrowhawk (1)
     trinotatus - Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk (2)
     hiogaster - Variable Goshawk (2)
     novaehollandiae - Grey Goshawk (1)
     fasciatus - Brown Goshawk (6)
     melanochlamys - Black-mantled Goshawk (3)
     albogularis - Pied Goshawk (2)
     haplochrous - White-bellied Goshawk (1)
     rufitorques - Fiji Goshawk (2)
     henicogrammus - Moluccan Goshawk (1)
     luteoschistaceus - Slaty-mantled Goshawk (1)
     imitator - Imitator Goshawk (1)
     poliocephalus - Grey-headed Goshawk (1)
     princeps - New Britain Goshawk (1)
     superciliosus - Tiny Hawk (2)
     collaris - Semicollared Hawk (1)
     erythropus - Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (1)
     minullus - Little Sparrowhawk (3)
     gularis - Japanese Sparrowhawk (1)
     nanus - Dwarf Sparrowhawk (1)
     virgatus - Besra (4)
     erythrauchen - Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk (3)
     cirrocephalus - Collared Sparrowhawk (1)
     brachyurus - Grey Sparrowhawk (1)
     rhodogaster - Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk (2)
     madagascariensis - Madagascar Sparrowhawk (1)
     ovampensis - Ovambo Sparrowhawk (3)
     nisus - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (9)
     rufiventris - Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (3)
     striatus - Sharp-shinned Hawk (7)
     cooperii - Cooper's Hawk (5)
     gundlachi - Gundlach's Hawk (1)
     bicolor - Bicolored Hawk (2)
     melanoleucus - Black Sparrowhawk (3)
     henstii - Henst's Goshawk (2)
     gentilis - Northern Goshawk (6)
     meyerianus - Meyer's Goshawk (1)

Erythrotriorchis

     buergersi - Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (1)
     radiatus - Red Goshawk (2)

Megatriorchis

     doriae - Doria's Goshawk (4)

Urotriorchis

     macrourus - Long-tailed Hawk (2)

Milvus

     milvus - Red Kite (10)
     migrans - Black Kite (13)

Haliastur

     sphenurus - Whistling Kite (5)
     indus - Brahminy Kite (5)

Haliaeetus

     leucocephalus - Bald Eagle (13)
     albicilla - White-tailed Eagle (8)
     leucoryphus - Pallas's Fish Eagle (3)
     pelagicus - Steller's Sea Eagle (3)
     leucogaster - White-bellied Sea Eagle (5)
     sanfordi - Forest Fish Eagle (1)
     vocifer - African Fish Eagle (11)
     vociferoides - Madagascar Fish Eagle (2)
     humilis - Lesser Fish Eagle (2)
     ichthyaetus - Grey-headed Fish Eagle (2)

Geranospiza

     caerulescens - Crane Hawk (3)

Cryptoleucopteryx

     plumbea - Plumbeous Hawk (2)

Buteogallus

     schistaceus - Slate-colored Hawk (1)
     anthracinus - Common Black Hawk (2)
     gundlachii - Cuban Black Hawk (2)
     aequinoctialis - Rufous Crab Hawk (1)
     meridionalis - Savanna Hawk (3)
     lacernulatus - White-necked Hawk (2)
     urubitinga - Great Black Hawk (4)
     solitarius - Montane Solitary Eagle (2)
     coronatus - Crowned Solitary Eagle (3)

Morphnarchus

     princeps - Barred Hawk (2)

Rupornis

     magnirostris - Roadside Hawk (4)

Parabuteo

     unicinctus - Harris's Hawk (5)
     leucorrhous - White-rumped Hawk (3)

Geranoaetus

     albicaudatus - White-tailed Hawk (4)
     polyosoma - Variable Hawk (4)
     melanoleucus - Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (4)

Pseudastur

     polionotus - Mantled Hawk (2)
     albicollis - White Hawk (3)
     occidentalis - Grey-backed Hawk (1)

Leucopternis

     semiplumbeus - Semiplumbeous Hawk (3)
     melanops - Black-faced Hawk (1)
     kuhli - White-browed Hawk (1)

Buteo

     plagiatus - Grey Hawk (3)
     nitidus - Grey-lined Hawk (2)
     lineatus - Red-shouldered Hawk (7)
     ridgwayi - Ridgway's Hawk (3)
     platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk (4)
     solitarius - Hawaiian Hawk (3)
     brachyurus - Short-tailed Hawk (2)
     albigula - White-throated Hawk (2)
     swainsoni - Swainson's Hawk (4)
     galapagoensis - Galapagos Hawk (2)
     albonotatus - Zone-tailed Hawk (3)
     ventralis - Rufous-tailed Hawk (1)
     jamaicensis - Red-tailed Hawk (9)
     lagopus - Rough-legged Buzzard (4)
     regalis - Ferruginous Hawk (3)
     buteo - Common Buzzard (14)
     refectus - Himalayan Buzzard (1)
     japonicus - Japanese Buzzard (1)
     oreophilus - Mountain Buzzard (1)
     trizonatus - Forest Buzzard (1)
     brachypterus - Madagascar Buzzard (2)
     bannermani - Cape Verde Buzzard (1)
     socotraensis - Socotra Buzzard (1)
     rufinus - Long-legged Buzzard (5)
     hemilasius - Upland Buzzard (2)
     auguralis - Red-necked Buzzard (3)
     augur - Augur Buzzard (5)
     archeri - Archer's Buzzard (1)
     rufofuscus - Jackal Buzzard (7)

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