About the family
Browsing by family helps when shape, posture, or behavior is clearer than an exact species name. The Hawks, Eagles, and Kites group below shares a branch of the tree; open any entry for full identification, range, diet, and conservation detail.
Species
Every Hawks, Eagles, and Kites species, A–Z.
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
- Andaman Serpent-Eagle Spilornis elgini
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Barred Hawk Morphnarchus princeps
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
- Bermuda Hawk Bermuteo avivorus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Bicolored Hawk Astur bicolor
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Black Goshawk Astur melanoleucus
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Black Honey-buzzard Henicopernis infuscatus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus
- Black-breasted Kite Hamirostra melanosternon
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
- Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops
- Black-mantled Goshawk Tachyspiza melanochlamys
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus alboniger
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana
- Chaco Eagle Buteogallus coronatus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Aerospiza castanilius
- Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk Erythrotriorchis buergersi
- Chilean Hawk Astur chilensis
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Congo Snake-Eagle Circaetus spectabilis
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii
- Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
- Doria's Hawk Megatriorchis doriae
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
- Fiji Goshawk Tachyspiza rufitorques
- Flores Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus floris
- Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Galapagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
- Gray Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus
- Gray-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis
- Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster
- Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Gray-headed Goshawk Tachyspiza poliocephala
- Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus
- Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
- Gundlach's Hawk Astur gundlachi
- Gurney's Eagle Aquila gurneyi
- Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Hawaiian Hawk Buteo solitarius
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Imitator Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza imitator
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Javan Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus bartelsi
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
- Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti
- Lesser Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus
- Long-tailed Honey-buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
- Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus
- Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
- Madagascar Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vociferoides
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus
- Madagascar Serpent-Eagle Eutriorchis astur
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
- Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
- Mantled Hawk Pseudastur polionotus
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Meyer's Goshawk Astur meyerianus
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Moluccan Goshawk Tachyspiza henicogramma
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
- New Britain Goshawk Tachyspiza princeps
- New Britain Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brachyura
- New Caledonian Goshawk Tachyspiza haplochroa
- New Guinea Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
- Nicobar Serpent-Eagle Spilornis klossi
- Nicobar Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza butleri
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Papuan Harrier Circus spilothorax
- Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
- Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi
- Philippine Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus philippensis
- Philippine Honey-buzzard Pernis steerei
- Philippine Serpent-Eagle Spilornis holospilus
- Pied Goshawk Tachyspiza albogularis
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus pinskeri
- Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Pygmy Eagle Hieraaetus weiskei
- Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
- Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
- Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythropus
- Reunion Harrier Circus maillardi
- Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
- Rufous Crab Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythrauchen
- Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis
- Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon
- Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer
- Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppelli
- Sanford's Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga sanfordi
- Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
- Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
- Semicollared Hawk Microspizias collaris
- Semiplumbeous Hawk Leucopternis semiplumbeus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Slate-colored Hawk Buteogallus schistaceus
- Slaty-mantled Goshawk Tachyspiza luteoschistacea
- Slender-billed Kite Helicolestes hamatus
- Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
- Small Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza nanus
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis
- Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius
- Southern Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
- Spanish Eagle Aquila adalberti
- Spot-tailed Goshawk Tachyspiza trinotata
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Sulawesi Goshawk Lophospiza griseiceps
- Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus lanceolatus
- Sulawesi Honey-buzzard Pernis celebensis
- Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle Spilornis rufipectus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Tiny Hawk Microspizias superciliosus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Variable Goshawk Tachyspiza hiogaster
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza rhodogaster
- Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
- White-browed Hawk Leucopternis kuhli
- White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
- White-necked Hawk Buteogallus lacernulatus
- White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus