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 43 species which occur in Niger.
- European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
- Red Kite Milvus milvus (A)
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
- White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
- Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- 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
- Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
- Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina (A)
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos (A)
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii (A)
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Niger
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)