Category: Accipitriformes

Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteogallus anthracinus | [authority] Depp, 1830 | [UK] Black Hawk | [FR] Buse buson | [DE] Krabbenbussard | [ES] Busardo negro Norteno | [NL] Zwarte Buizerd Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Buteogallus are small to quite large hawks. Their wings are short to medium in […]

Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Spizaetus tyrannus | [authority] Wied, 1820 | [UK] Black Hawk-Eagle | [FR] Aigle tyran | [DE] Tyrannenadler | [ES] aguila-azor Negra | [NL] Zwarte Kuifarend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Spizaetus is a genus of ten species. It is a tropical genus of forest eagles, closely related […]

Beaudouins Snake Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Circaetus beaudouini | [authority] Verreaux and Des Murs, 1862 | [UK] Beaudouins Snake Eagle | [FR] Circaete de beaudouin | [DE] Beaudoin’s-Schlangenadler | [ES] Culebrera sudanesa | [NL] Beaudouins Slangenarend Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Circaetus beaudouini AF c, w Genus Members of the genus Circaetus are […]

Besra (Accipiter virgatus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter virgatus | [authority] Temminck, 1822 | [UK] Besra | [FR] Epervier besra | [DE] Besrasperber | [ES] Gavilan besra | [NL] Besra-sperwer 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 […]

Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Aviceda leuphotes | [authority] Dumont, 1820 | [UK] Black Baza | [FR] Baza huppard | [DE] Dreifarben-Weih | [ES] Baza negro | [NL] Zwarte Koekoekswouw Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Aviceda are rather small to medium-sized kites (usually called Cuckoo-Falcons or Bazas). Their wings quite […]

Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Ictinaetus malayensis | [authority] Temminck, 1822 | [UK] Black Eagle | [FR] Aigle noir | [DE] Malaienadler | [ES] Aguila milana | [NL] Indische Zwarte Arend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Ictinaetus are large, but lightly built eagles with small beaks. They have very long […]

Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter bicolor | [authority] Vieillot, 1817 | [UK] Bicolored Hawk | [FR] Epervier bicolore | [DE] Zweifarben-Sperber | [ES] Azor Bicolor | [NL] Roodbroeksperwer 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 […]

Black Harrier (Circus maurus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Circus maurus | [authority] Temminck, 1828 | [UK] Black Harrier | [FR] Busard maure | [DE] Mohrenweihe | [ES] Aguilucho negreo | [NL] Zwarte Kiekendief Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Circus maurus AF s Genus The genus Circus is a cosmopolitan genus of about ten species. They […]

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Haliaeetus leucocephalus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Bald Eagle | [FR] Pygargue a tete blanche | [DE] Weisskopf-Seeadler | [ES] Pigargo Americano | [NL] Amerikaanse Zeearend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Haliaeetus are large to very large eagles, with long, broad wings and medium […]

Barred Hawk (Leucopternis princeps)

[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Leucopternis princeps | [authority] Sclater, 1865 | [UK] Barred Hawk | [FR] Buse barree | [DE] Prinzenbussard | [ES] Busardo Azoreno | [NL] Sclaters Buizerd Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Leucopternis princeps LA Costa Rica to n Ecuador Genus Members of the genus Leucopternis are small to […]