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.
- Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
- Bicolored Hawk Accipiter bicolor
- Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- White Hawk Leucopternis albicollis
- Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
- Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Near-threatened
- Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
- Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis Near-threatened
- Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Near-threatened
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle Spizastur melanoleucus
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
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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)