List of Birds of Prey

Wed, Jun 24, 2009

A complete list of birds of prey within the Accipitridae family is shown below.

The Accipitridae is one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes (the diurnal birds of prey). Many well-known birds, such as hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures are included in this group. The Osprey is usually placed in a separate family (Pandionidae), as is the Secretary bird (Sagittariidae), and the New World vultures are also usually now regarded as a separate family or order. Karyotype data indicated that the accipitrids hitherto analysed are indeed a distinct monophyletic group, but whether this group should be considered a family of the Falconiformes or one or several order(s) on their own is a matter of taste.

The accipitrids 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) and a number of oceanic island groups. Some species are migratory.

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

Image: List of Birds of Prey (NASA)

This post was written by:

Nick Askew - who has written 118 posts on BirdLife Community.

Nick Askew is the Pacific Programme Development Manager at BirdLife International.

5 Responses to “List of Birds of Prey”

Maria Says:
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:21 am
(right below the article title) Thanks again!

- Martin Fowlie Says:
  January 22nd, 2013 at 11:16 am
  It’s an Osprey
  
Maria Says:
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:20 am
Hola, What is the name of the bird pictured here? Thanks!

Christy Says:
October 31st, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Hi,
Nice comments. Could you list them all? Like Eagles: such and such list. Hawks: such and such. If you could, that would be very helpful as I am writing a report and could use all kinds of help.

Brandi Says:
April 24th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Hi Nick. Can you tell me which bird of prey smashes it’s food (lizards) on a rock? I saw it once at a show at the Fresno Zoo and can’t remember which bird it is.

Thansk