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	Predator Conservation Network \| PCN home Predator Conservation Network, Home \| Birds \| Fish \| Mammals \| Reptiles \| Amphibians \| Invertebrates Birds Tinamiformes -- tinamous Struthioniformes -- ostrich and allies Podicipediformes -- grebes Sphenisciformes -- penguins Procellariiformes -- albatrosses and fulmars Pelecaniformes -- cormorants and pelicans Anseriformes -- waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans) Phoenicopteriformes -- flamingos Ciconiiformes -- herons, storks, New World vultures and relatives Falconiformes -- hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles and Kites) Subfamily Pandioninae Pandion haliaetus Osprey, Fish Hawk Subfamily Accipitrinae Aviceda cuculoides African Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis Madagascar Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda jerdoni Asian Baza, Jerdon's Baza Aviceda subcristata Crested Baza, Pacific Baza Aviceda leuphotes Black Baza Leptodon cayanensis Gray-headed Kite, Cayenne Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus Hook-billed Kite Henicopernis longicauda Long-tailed Honey Buzzard Henecopernis infuscata Black Honey Buzzard, New Britain Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Western Honey Buzzard Pernis Ptilorhynchus Eastern Honey Buzzard Pernis celebensis Barred Honey Buzzard, Crested Honey Buzzard Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite Machaerhamphus alcinus Bat Kite, Bat Hawk Gampsonyx swainsonii Pearl Kite Elanus leucurus White-tailed Kite Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus notatus Black-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite Chelictinia riocourii Scissor-tailed Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite, Everglade Kite Rostrhamus hamatus Slender-billed Kite Harpagus bidentatus Double-toothed Kite Harpagus diodon Rufous-thighed Kite Ictinia plumbea Plumbeous Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Lephoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite Hamirostra melanosternon Black-breasted Kite, Black-breasted Buzzard Milvus milvus Red Kite Milvus migrans Black Kite, Yellow-billed Kite (Africa), Phariah Kite (India) Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus samfordi Solomon Sea Eagle, Sanford's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Pallas' Fish Eagle, Band-tailed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed (Sea) Eagle, Gray Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle, White-headed Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Steller's Sea Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Lesser Fishing Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Greater Fishing Eagle, Gray-headed Eagle Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Aegypius tracheliotos Lappet-faced Vulture, Nubian Vulture Aegypius occipitalis White-headed Vulture Aegypius calvus Red-headed Vulture, Pondicherry Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon Gyps indicus Long-billed Griffon Gyps himalayensis Himalayan Griffon Gyps rueppellii Ruppell's Griffon Gyps coprotheres Cape Griffon, Cape Vulture Gyps bengalensis Asian White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus African White-backed Vulture Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture, White Scavenger Vulture (India) Gypaetus barbatus Bearded Vulture, Lammergeyer Gypohierax angolensis Palmnut Vulture, Vulturine Fish Eagle Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus East African Snake Eagle, Southern Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Banded Snake Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur, Bateleur Eagle Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Kinabalu Serpent Eagle Spilornis minimus Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini Andaman Serpent Eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis Congo Serpent Eagle, African Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur Madagascar Serpent Eagle Polyboroides typus African Harrier Hawk, Gymnogene Polyborides radiatus Madagascar Harrier Hawk Melierax poliopterus Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Somali Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates Dark Chanting Hawk Melierax canorus Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax gabar Gabar Goshawk Kaupifalco mongrammicus Lizard Buzzard Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur teesa White-eyed Buzzard Butastur liventer Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur indicus Gray-faced Buzzard Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier Circus maurus Black Harrier Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier, Marsh Hawk (America), Hen Harrier (England) Circus cinereus Cinereous Harrier Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Circus melanoleucos Pied Harrier Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus approximans Pacific Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus African Marsh Harrier Circus maillardi Malagasy Marsh Harrier Circus buffoni Long-winged Harrier Accipiter poliogaster Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter trivirgatus Asian Crested Goshawk Accipiter griseiceps Celebes Crested Goshawk Accipiter tachiro African Goshawk Accipiter castanilius Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk, Short-toed Sparrowhawk Accipiter badius Shikra, Little Banded Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis Gray Frog Hawk, Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter francesii Malagasy Sparrowhawk, Frances' Sparrowhawk Accipiter trinotatus Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk, Australasian Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Variable Goshawk, Gray Goshawk, White Goshawk Accipiter melanochlamys Black-mantled Goshawk Aciipiter albogularis Pied Sparrowhawk, Pied Goshawk Accipiter rufitorques Fiji Goshawk Accipiter haplochorous New Caledonia Sparrowhawk, New Caledonia Goshawk Accipiter henicogrammus Moluccan Barred Sparrowhawk, Gray's Sparrowhawk Accipiter luteochistaceus Blue and Gray Sparrowhawk Accipiter imitator Imitator Sparrowhawk Accipiter poliocephalus Gray-headed Sparrowhawk Accipiter superciliosus Tiny Hawk Accipiter collaris Semicollared Hawk Accipiter erythropus Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter virgatus Besra, Besra Sparrowhawk Accipiter nanus Dwarf Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrhocephalus Australasian Collared Accipiter brachyurus New Britain Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythrauchen Gray Moluccan Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter rhodogaster Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi Cuban Hawk, Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter bicolor Bicolored Hawk Accipiter melanoleucus Black and White Goshawk, Great Sparrowhawk, Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter henstii Madagascar Goshawk, Henst's Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Accipiter meyerianus Papuan Goshawk, Meyer's Goshawk Accipiter buergersii Chestnut-mantled Goshawk Accipiter radiatus Red Goshawk Accipiter doriae Doria's Goshawk Urotriorchis macrourus Long-tailed Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens Crane Hawk Leucopternis schistacea Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis plumbea Plumbeous Hawk Leucopternis princeps Barred Hawk, Black-chested Hawk Leucopternis melanops Black-faced Hawk, Masked Hawk Leucopternis kuhli White-browed Hawk Leucopternis lacernulata White-necked Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbea Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis albicollis White Hawk Leucopternis occidentalis Gray-backed Hawk Leucopternis polionota Mantled Hawk Asturina nitida Gray Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus subtilis Pacific Black Hawk, Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Common Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Great Black Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis Savanna Hawk Parbuteo unicinctus Harris' Hawk, Bay-winged Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Black-collared Hawk, Collared Fishing Hawk Geranoaetus melanoleucus Black-chested Eagle, Black-chested Buzzard Eagle, Gray Buzzard Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Black Solitary Eagle Buteo magnirostris Roadside Hawk Buteo leucorrhous White-rumped Hawk, Rufous-thighed Hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo ridgwayi Ridgway's Hawk, Hispaniolan Hawk Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo brachyurus Short-tailed Hawk Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Buteo galapagoensis Galapagos Hawk Buteo albicaudatus White-tailed Hawk Buteo polyosoma Red-backed Hawk Buteo poecilochrous Puna Hawk, Variable Hawk Buteo albonatatus Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo solitarius Hawaiian Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo buteo Eurasian Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Woodland Buzzard, Mountain Buzzard Buteo brachypterus Madagascar Buzzard Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Buteo hemilasius Upland Buzzard Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk, Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo auguralis Red-necked Buzzard, Red-tailed Buzzard Buteo augur Augur Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus Jackal Buzzard Morphnus guianensis Guina Crested Eagle Harpia harpyja Harpy Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae New Guinea Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Great Philippine Eagle, Monkey-eating Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Asian Black Eagle Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle (Africa, India), Steppe Eagle Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle Aquila gurneyi Gurney's Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila verreauxii Verreaux's Eagle, African Black Eagle Hieraaetus wahlebergi Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus fasiatus Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Ayres' Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus Black and White Hawk Eagle Spizaetus occipitalis Long-crested Eagle Spizaetus africanus Cassin's Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus Crested Hawk Eagle, Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus bartelsi Javan Hawk Eagle Spizaetus lanceolatus Celebes Hawk Eagle Spizaetus philippensis Philippine Hawk Eagle Spizaetus alboniger Blyth's Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nanus Wallace's Hawk Eagle Spizaetus coronatus African Crowned Eagle Spizaetus ornatus Ornate Hawk Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus Black Hawk Eagle, Tyrant Hawk Eagle Spizaetus isidori Black and Chestnut Eagle, Isador's Eagle Suborder Sagittarii (Secretarybirds) Family Sagittariidae (Secretarybirds) Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird Suborder Falconae (Caracaras and Falcons) Family Falconidae (Caracaras and Falcons) Subfamily Polyborinae (Caracaras, Laughing Falcons and Forest Falcons) Daptrius ater Black Caracara, Tellow-throated Caracara Daptrius americanus Red-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus australis Striated Caracara Polyborus plancus Crested Caracara Milvago chimachima Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimango Chimango Caracara Herpetotheres cachinnans Laughing Falcon Micrastur ruficollis Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis Lined Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei Slaty-backe Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur buckleyi Buckley's Forest Falcon Spiziapteryx circumcinctus Spot-winged Falcon Subfamily Falconinae (Falcons and Falconets) Polihierax semitorquatus African Pygmy Falcon Polihierax insignis White-rumped Pygmy Falcon Microhierax caerulescens Collared Falconet Microhierax fringillarius Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax latifrons Bornean Falconet Microhierax erythrogonys Philippine Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos Pied Falconet Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel Falco sparverius American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk Falco tinnunculus Old World Kestrel Falco newtoni Madagascar Kestrel Falco punctatus Mauritius Kestrel Falco araea Seychelles Kestrel Falco moluccensis Molluccan Kestrel Falco cenchroides Australian Kestrel, Nankeen Kestrel Falco rupicoloides White-eyed Kestrel, Greater Kestrel Falco alopex Fox Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Gray Kestrel Falco dickinsoni Dickinson's Kestrel, White-rumped Kestrel Falco zoniventris Banded Kestrel Falco chicquera Red-headed Falcon, Red-necked Falcon Falco vespertinus Western Red-footed Falcon Falco amurensis Eastern Red-footed Falcon, Amur Falcon Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon Falco concolor Sooty Falcon Falco femoralis Aplomado Falcon Falco columbarius Merlin, Pigeon Hawk Falco rufigularis Bat Falcon Falco subbuteo Northern Hobby, Eurasian Hobby Falco cuvierii African Hobby Falco severus Oriental Hobby Falco longipennis Australian Hobby, Little Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae New Zealand Hobby, New Zealand Falcon Falco berigora Brown Falcon Falco hypoleucos Gray Falcon Falco subniger Black Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon Falco jugger Laggar Falcon Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon, Duck Hawk Falco pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon, Shaheen Falco deiroleucus Orange-breased Falcon Falco faciinucha Taita Falcon Galliformes -- domestic fowl and game birds Gruiformes -- cranes, hemipodes, gallinules Charadriiformes -- gulls and shore birds Laridae Stercorariinae Stercorarius skua Great Skua Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger Gaviiformes -- divers, loons Columbiformes -- doves and pigeons Psittaciformes -- parrots Coliiformes -- mousebirds Musophagiformes -- turacos Cuculiformes -- cuckoos Strigiformes -- owls Tytonidae Tyto alba Barn Owl Tyto glaucops Ashy-faced Owl Strigidae Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl Otus sunia Oriental Scops-Owl Otus kennicottii Western Screech-Owl Otus asio Eastern Screech-Owl Otus seductus Balsas Screech-Owl Otus cooperi Pacific Screech-Owl Otus trichopsis Whiskered Screech-Owl Otus choliba Tropical Screech-Owl Otus barbarus Bearded Screech-Owl Otus guatemalae Vermiculated Screech-Owl Otus clarkii Bare-shanked Screech-Owl Otus nudipes Puerto Rican Screech-Owl Otus lawrencii Cuban Screech-Owl Lophostrix cristata Crested Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata Spectacled Owl Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl Surnia ulula Northern Hawk Owl Glaucidium gnoma Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium costaricanum Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium griseiceps Central American Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium sanchezi Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium palmarum Colima Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium siju Cuban Pygmy-Owl Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl Ciccaba virgata Mottled Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata Black-and-white Owl Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl Strix varia Barred Owl Strix fulvescens Fulvous Owl Strix nebulosa Great Gray Owl Asio otus Long-eared Owl Asio stygius Stygian Owl Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Pseudoscops clamator Striped Owl Pseudoscops grammicus Jamaican Owl Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi Unspotted Saw-whet Owl Caprimulgiformes -- goatsuckers Apodiformes -- swifts and hummingbirds Trogoniformes -- trogons Coraciiformes -- rollers, kingfishers and relatives Piciformes -- woodpeckers, toucans and relatives Passeriformes -- songbirds, or passerines and perching birds Back to the Predators page. 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