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.
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus (A)
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi (E)
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus (A)
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni (A)
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hispaniola
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“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)