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 24 species which occur in South Korea.
- Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
- Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus (A)
- Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
- Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela (A)
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (A)
- Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
- Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
- Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga (A)
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax (A)
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis (A)
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Korea
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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)