Accipitridae: The Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Ethan has documented 58 out of 249 members of the family Accipitridae.

Rupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)

Buteo platypterus (Broad-Winged Hawk)

Microspizias superciliosus (Tiny Hawk)

Accipiter badius (Shikra)

Tachyspiza virgata (Besra)

Tachyspiza soloensis (Chinese Sparrowhawk)

Accipiter nisus (Eurasian Sparrowhawk)

Tachyspiza hiogaster (Variable Goshawk)

Accipiter fasciatus (Brown Goshawk)

Accipiter trivirgatus (Crested Goshawk)

Aviceda leuphotes (Black Baza)

Aviceda subcristata (Pacific Baza)

Leucopternis semiplumbeus (Semiplumbeous Hawk)

Parabuteo unicinctus (Harris’s Hawk)

Buteogallus anthracinus (Common Black Hawk)

Busarellus nigricollis (Black-Collared Hawk)

Haliastur indus (Brahminy Kite)

The discount Bald Eagle.

Circus hudsonius (Northern Harrier)

Circus melanoleucos (Pied Harrier)

Circus pygargus (Montagu’s Harrier)

Circus aeruginosus (Eurasian Marsh-Harrier)

Butastur liventer (Rufous-Winged Buzzard)

Buteo rufinus (Long-Legged Buzzard)

Buteo refectus (Himalayan Buzzard)

Butastur indicus (Gray-Faced Buzzard)

Pernis ptilorhynchus (Oriental Honey-Buzzard)

Pernis steerei (Philippine Honey-Buzzard)

Pernis celebensis (Sulawesi Honey-Buzzard)

Henicopernis longicauda (Long-Tailed Honey-Buzzard)

Gyps fulvus (Eurasian Griffon)

Neophron percnopterus (Egyptian Vulture)

Sarcogyps calvus (Red-Headed Vulture)

Aegypius monachus (Cinereous Vulture)

Rostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)

Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite) 

Milvus migrans (Black Kite)

Elanoides forficatus (Swallow-Tailed Kite)

Elanus leucurus (White-Tailed Kite)

Elanus caeruleus (Black-Winged Kite)

Aquila heliaca (Imperial Eagle)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)

An adult pigeon

Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus (Gray-Headed Fish Eagle)

Haliaeetus humilis (Lesser Fish-Eagle)

Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas’ Fish Eagle)

Haliaeetus leucogaster (White-Bellied Sea-Eagle)

Icthyophaga sanfordi (Sanford’s Sea-Eagle)

Haliaeetus albicilla (White-Tailed Eagle)

Nisaetus bartelsi (Javan Hawk-Eagle)

Hieraaetus weiskei (Pygmy Eagle)

Aquila audax (Wedge-Tailed Eagle)

Aquila nipalensis (Steppe Eagle)

Nisaetus cirrhatus (Changeable Hawk-Eagle)

Lophotriorchis kienerii (Rufous-Bellied Eagle)

Juvenile 

Spilornis cheela (Crested Serpent-Eagle)

Spilornis holospilus (Philippine Serpent-Eagle)

Buteo jamaicensis (Red-Tailed Hawk)

Buteo lineatus (Red-Shouldered Hawk)

Buteo lagopus (Rough-Legged Hawk)