Category: Accipitridae

Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter cooperii | [authority] Bonaparte, 1828 | [UK] Coopers Hawk | [FR] Epervier de Cooper | [DE] Rundschwanz-Sperber | [ES] Gavilan de Cooper | [NL] Coopers Sperwer Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Accipiter cooperii NA, MA s Canada to Honduras Genus Members of the genus Accipiter are […]

Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Geranospiza caerulescens | [authority] Vieillot, 1817 | [UK] Crane Hawk | [FR] Buse echasse | [DE] Sperberweihe | [ES] Azor Zancon | [NL] Langpootkiekendief Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Geranospiza are medium-sized, slender, lightly built hawks. The wings are short, broad, and rounded with broad […]

Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Morphnus guianensis | [authority] Daudin, 1800 | [UK] Crested Eagle | [FR] Harpie huppee | [DE] Wurgadler | [ES] Arpia Menor | [NL] Wurgarend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Morphnus are large eagles with rounded wings, and very long and broad secondaries. The tail is […]

Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter trivirgatus | [authority] Temminck, 1824 | [UK] Crested Goshawk | [FR] Autour huppe | [DE] Schopfhabicht | [ES] | [NL] Kuifhavik Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Accipiter are small and medium-sized hawks, often called Sparrow-hawks or Goshawks. The females are almost invariably much larger […]

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteo buteo | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Common Buzzard | [FR] Buse variable | [DE] Mausebussard | [ES] Ratonero Comun | [NL] Buizerd Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Buteo are broad-winged, broad-tailed hawks, Well adapted for soaring. The bill, legs and talons are of […]

Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter soloensis | [authority] Horsfield, 1821 | [UK] Chinese Sparrowhawk | [FR] Epervier de Horsfield | [DE] Froschsperber | [ES] Gavilan ranero | [NL] Chinese Sperwer Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Accipiter soloensis EU e Genus Members of the genus Accipiter are small and medium-sized hawks, often […]

Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Circus cinereus | [authority] Vieillot, 1816 | [UK] Cinereous Harrier | [FR] Busard bariole | [DE] Grauweihe | [ES] Aguilucho vari | [NL] Grijze Kiekendief Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Circus cinereus SA w, s Genus The genus Circus is a cosmopolitan genus of about ten species. […]

Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Aegypius monachus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Cinereous Vulture | [FR] Vautour moine | [DE] Monchsgeier | [ES] Buitre negro | [NL] Monniksgier Subspecies Monotypic species Genus This bird is an Old World vulture, and is only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in […]

Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter cirrocephalus | [authority] Vieillot, 1817 | [UK] Collared Sparrowhawk | [FR] Epervier a collier roux | [DE] Sydneysperber | [ES] Gavilan Acollarado | [NL] Grijskopsperwer Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Accipiter are small and medium-sized hawks, often called Sparrow-hawks or Goshawks. The females are […]

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Erythrotriorchis buergersi | [authority] Reichenow, 1914 | [UK] Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk | [FR] Autour de Burgers | [DE] Prachthabicht | [ES] Azor de Burgers | [NL] Burgers Havik Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Erythrotriorchis buergersi AU New Guinea Genus There are two species in the genus Erythrotriorchis and […]