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 47 species which occur in Botswana.
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides (A)
- European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus (A)
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis (A)
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (A)
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
- White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
- Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Black Harrier Circus maurus (A)
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
- Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro (A)
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
- Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus (A)
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur (A)
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus (A)
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Botswana
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)