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 36 species which occur in Laos.
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
- Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
- Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus (A)
- Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
- Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
- Besra Accipiter virgatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer
- Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
- Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciatus
- Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus (A)
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Laos
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)