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 50 species which occur in Nepal.
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni (A)
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
- Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
- Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
- Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
- 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
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Besra Accipiter virgatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
- Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata
- Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- 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
- Crested Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
- Flores Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus floris
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nepal
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)