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 47 species which occur in China.
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus (A)
- Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis (A)
- Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
- Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
- Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
- Besra Accipiter virgatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer
- Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
- Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciatus
- Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of China
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)