Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Order: Falconiformes. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 46 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Slender-billed Kite Rostrhamus hamatus
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus (A)
- Gray-bellied Goshawk Accipiter poliogaster
- Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus
- Semicollared Hawk Accipiter collaris
- Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
- Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
- Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- Slate-colored Hawk Leucopternis schistaceus
- Black-faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops
- White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
- Rufous Crab-Hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis
- Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
- Grey-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus
- Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- White-rumped Hawk Buteo leucorrhous
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis (A)
- Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
- Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori
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Famous quotes containing the word kites:
“The curse of hell upon the sleek upstart
That got the Captain finally on his back
And took the red red vitals of his heart
And made the kites to whet their beaks clack clack.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)