List of Birds of Benin - Hawks, Kites and Eagles

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 233 species worldwide and 40 species which occur in Benin.

• African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
• European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
• Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
• Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
• Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
• White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
• Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii
• Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
• White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
• Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
• Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
• Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
• Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
• Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
• Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
• African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
• Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
• Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
• Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
• Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii
• Shikra Accipiter badius
• Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus
• Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
• Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
• Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
• Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
• Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
• Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
• African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
• Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
• Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
• Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
• Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
• Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus africanus
• Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus