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Accipitridaeeagles, hawks, and kites(Also: hawks, eagles, and relatives)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Aves birds
- Order Falconiformes diurnal birds of prey
- Family Accipitridae eagles, hawks, and kites
Related Taxa
- Species Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk
- Species Accipiter gentilis northern goshawk
- Species Accipiter minullus African little sparrowhawk
- Species Accipiter nisus Eurasian sparrowhawk
- Species Accipiter striatus sharp-shinned hawk
- Species Aegypius monachus cinereous vulture
- Species Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle
- Species Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle
- Species Aquila clanga greater spotted eagle
- Species Aquila heliaca eastern Imperial eagle
- Species Aquila pomarina lesser spotted eagle
- Species Aquila rapax tawny eagle
- Species Asturina nitida gray hawk
- Species Aviceda madagascariensis Madagascan cuckoo-hawk
- Genus Buteo buteonine hawks and buzzards
- Species Buteogallus anthracinus common black hawk
- Species Circus cyaneus northern harrier
- Species Elanoides forficatus swallow-tailed kite
- Species Elanus leucurus white-tailed kite
- Species Gypaetus barbatus bearded vulture;lammergeier
- Species Gyps bengalensis Indian white-backed vulture
- Species Gyps himalayensis Himalayan griffon
- Species Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's griffon
- Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus bald eagle
- Species Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea eagle
- Species Haliaeetus pelagicus Steller's sea eagle
- Species Haliaeetus vocifer African fish eagle
- Species Harpia harpyja harpy eagle
- Species Hieraaetus pennatus booted eagle
- Species Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi kite
- Species Melierax canorus pale chanting goshawk
- Species Milvus migrans black kite
- Species Milvus milvus red kite
- Species Necrosyrtes monachus hooded vulture
- Species Neophron percnopterus Egyptian vulture
- Species Pandion haliaetus osprey
- Species Parabuteo unicinctus Harris's hawk
- Species Pithecophaga jefferyi great Philippine eagle
- Species Polemaetus bellicosus martial eagle
- Species Rostrhamus sociabilis Everglade kite
- Species Sagittarius serpentarius secretary bird
- Species Spilornis cheela crested serpent eagle
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2024. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
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