Eagles, Kites, and Allies
Order: Accipitriformes. 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
- Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
- White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
- Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
- Black Kite, Milvus migrans (A)
- Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (C)
- Steller's Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus (C)
- Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
- Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
- Chinese Goshawk, Accipiter soloensis (A)
- Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
- Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens (A)
- Common Black-Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
- Harris's Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus
- Gray Hawk, Buteo plagiatus
- Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris (C)
- Hawaiian Hawk, Buteo solitarius
- Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
- Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
- Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus
- Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
- White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus
- Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus
- Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
- Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis
- Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
- Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The United States
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