Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Accipitridae

250 species in the eBird taxonomy. Pages with photos and calls are below; the rest of the family is listed after them.

Other species in the family

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

Taxonomy: eBird.org (Cornell Lab of Ornithology).