Order: Accipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles and Vultures)

Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Buzzards and Harriers)

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

Family: Cathartidae (New World Vultures and Condors)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
Gymnogyps californianus California Condor
Sarcoramphus papa King Vulture
Vultur gryphus Andean Condor

Family: Pandionidae (Osprey)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Pandion cristatus Eastern Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Osprey

Family: Sagittariidae (Secretary Bird)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Sagittarius serpentarius Secretary Bird

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