Eagles, Kites and Allies
Order: Falconiformes. Family: Accipitridae
The family Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
- Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus LC (C. u. mirus and Cuban Kite C. (u.) wilsonii: E)
- Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus LC
- White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus LC
- Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis LC (ssp. plumbeus: E)
- Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis LC
- Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus LC
- White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (C) LC (ssp. groenlandicus: E)
- Steller's Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus (C) VU
- Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus LC
- Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus LC (Accipiter striatus venator A. s. venator: E)
- Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii LC
- Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis LC
- Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens (A) LC
- Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus LC
- Harris's Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus LC
- Gray Hawk, Buteo plagiatus LC
- Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris (C) LC
- Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus LC
- Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus LC (ssp. brunnescens: E)
- Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus LC
- Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni LC
- White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus LC
- Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus LC
- Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis LC
- Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis LC
- Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus LC
- Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos LC
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Canada And The United States
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