List of Birds of Russia - 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 41 species which occur in Russia.

• European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Red Kite Milvus milvus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
• White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
• Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus (A)
• Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
• Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
• Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
• White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
• Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
• Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
• Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
• Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
• Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
• Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
• Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
• Shikra Accipiter badius
• Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes
• Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
• Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
• Besra Accipiter virgatus
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
• Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
• Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
• Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
• Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
• Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
• Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
• Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
• Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
• Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
• Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
• Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis