Buteonine Hawks, Kites, and allies
Buteoninae
The Buteoninae are a subfamily of birds of prey which consists of medium to large, broad-winged species.
They have large, powerful, hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, and powerful talons. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.
23 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 74 known species
Buteos
genusButeo
Northern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles
genusHaliaeetus
Milvus Kites
genusMilvus
Rupornis
genusRupornis
Southern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles
genusIcthyophaga
Haliastur Kites
genusHaliastur
Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites
genusIctinia
Black Hawks and Allies
genusButeogallus
White-rumped and Harris's Hawks
genusParabuteo
Geranoaetus Hawks
genusGeranoaetus
Rostrhamus
genusRostrhamus
Butastur Buzzards
genusButastur
Busarellus
genusBusarellus
Geranospiza
genusGeranospiza
Pseudastur Hawks
genusPseudastur
Leucopternis Hawks
genusLeucopternis
Morphnarchus
genusMorphnarchus
Helicolestes
genusHelicolestes
Cryptoleucopteryx
genusCryptoleucopteryx
Buteogallus × Buteo
genushybridButeogallus × Buteo
Bermuteo
genusBermuteo
Buteo × Parabuteo
genushybridButeo × Parabuteo
Titanohierax
genusTitanohierax
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1542783.