Eagles, Kites and Allies
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 37 species which occur in Swaziland.
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans (A)
- African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus (A)
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
- White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
- Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Black Harrier Circus maurus (A)
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus (A)
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates (A)
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
- Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina (A)
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Swaziland
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