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Note: Some authorities now split the order into Accipitriformes (hawks, eagles and old world vultures) and Falconiformes (including Falconidae only). Because not much below that split in orders has changed, I leave this as it is for now.


Order Falconiformes

Suborder Accipitres

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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 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)

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Family Sagittariidae (Secretarybirds)

Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird

Suborder Falconae (Caracaras and Falcons)

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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 Kestral

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

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Reference:Amadon, D. and J. Bull. 1988. Hawks and Owls of the World. Proc. West. Foundation Vert. Zool. 3: 295-357.

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