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 26 species which occur in Bangladesh.
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
- Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
- Besra Accipiter virgatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
- Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
- Crested Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Bangladesh
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)