Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Accipitridae
The Accipitridae, one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes (the others being Cathartidae, Pandionidae and Sagittariidae), are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a few feeding on fruit. The Accipitridae have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on all the world's continents (except Antarctica)...
12 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 249 known species
Buteonine Hawks, Kites, and allies
subfamilyButeoninae
Typical Hawks and Harriers
subfamilyAccipitrinae
Typical Eagles and Hawk-Eagles
subfamilyAquilinae
Typical Old World Vultures
subfamilyAegypiinae
Honey-buzzards, Pernine Kites, and Allies
subfamilyPerninae
Elanine Kites
subfamilyElaninae
Snake-Eagles, Serpent-Eagles, and allies
subfamilyCircaetinae
Bearded, Egyptian, and Palm-nut Vultures
subfamilyGypaetinae
Crested and Sulawesi Goshawks
subfamilyLophospizinae
Harrier-Hawks
subfamilyPolyboroidinae
Harpagine Kites and Hawks
subfamilyHarpaginae
Harpy Eagles and allies
subfamilyHarpiinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 5067.