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 Brunei.
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
- Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
- Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
- Besra Accipiter virgatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus alboniger
- Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nanus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Brunei
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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)