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 23 species which occur in Hong Kong.
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Oriental Honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus (A)
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (A)
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus (A)
- White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus (A)
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (A)
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
- Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
- Besra Accipiter virgatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (A)
- Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis (A)
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciatus
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hong Kong
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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)