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 46 species which occur in Mozambique.
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
- White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
- Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Fasciated Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
- Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
- Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Mozambique
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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)