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Bird name: Palm Nut Vulture
Latin: Gypohierax angolensis
Other: Vulturine Fish Eagle. Palmiste africain (Fr)
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Similar: African Fish Eagle

The Palm-nut Vulture feeds mainly on the fruit of the oil-palm, supplemented with crabs, molluscs, locusts, and fish. It is found in sub-Saharan and nests in palm trees (photos below).

The Palm-nut Vulture is not shy, and can even be seen in hotel gardens, as above. Thanks to Alexia for the first photo from Kinshasa. Juveniles have yellow facial skin. Adult Palm-nut Vultures have red facial skin.

We saw them quite regularly in the Gambia.


Below, close-up of juvenile Palm-nut Vulture, Kinshasa.


Below, Palm-nut Vulture in flight, Gambia, Feb 2013.
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© André S. - monacoeye • All rights reserved, Amboseli, Oct 2009

Bird name: White Backed Vulture
Latin: Gyps africanus
Other: African White-backed Vulture
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range: Africa
Similar: Rüppel’s Vulture
IUCN status: Near-threatened

The adult White-backed Vulture has a white collar, white downy feathers on neck, and dark bill, the latter differentiating it from the Rüppel’s Vulture. I understand the darker birds are juvenile White-backed Vultures.

Seen now and then up river in the Gambia.

Below, record shot of White-backed Vulture in flight, Gambia, Feb 2013
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© GW - monacoeye.com, all rights reserved. Gambia, Feb 2013

Bird name: Hooded Vulture
Latin: Necrosyrtes monachus
Other: Vautour charognard (Fr), abutre-de-capuz (Pt)
Family: Accipitridae • Birds of Prey, Old World Vultures
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Similar:

The Hooded Vulture is the default vulture in the Gambia, one of the first birds you see in Gambia, and found in nearly all locations.

The Hooded Vulture has a thin face and bill, the adult has a red face. Plumage is mostly brown. When seen from below the rear section of the wings are slightly lighter (see further below).

Below, Hooded Vultures on beach, Gambia, Feb 2013


Below, Hooded Vultures feeding on carcass, Gambia, Feb 2013


Below, Hooded Vulture in flight, Gambia, Feb 2013
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The Greater Yellow-headed Vulture is the biggest, with deep wings, mostly dark underwing, lighter near body. Long tail, feet protrude past vent. Coloured head.

The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture is the smallest, with narrow wings, quite light underwing, lighter near body. Shortish tail, feet just protrude past vent. Coloured narrow head.

The Turkey Vulture has very light undersides of wing, form body to tip. Short tail. Feet do not protrude past vent. Pink head with white upper neck (sometimes).

The American Black Vulture has light “fingers”. The rest of the wing often appears dark from below. Black head.

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Canopy Tower, Panama April 2010

Bird name: Turkey Vulture
Latin: Cathartes aura
Other: Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (Br) • Turkey Buzzard (US) • John Crow (Caribbean) • Aura común (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
Range: Americas: Canada to Argentina, incl Panama, Ecuador, Brazil etc.
Similar: Black Vulture, Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture, Comparison

In Panama, there is only one other similar vulture with a thick white trailing band on the wing, the Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, which has a yellowish, not pink, head.

Turkey Vultures can quickly be distinguished from other birds of prey at a distance by their V-shaped wings when gliding. The key fieldmark for differentiating them from other vultures is the well defined light underside of wings. Also they have pink heads.

Cathartes aura ruficollis, the indigenous Panamanian vultures pictured above and further below have light marks on the back of the neck. Large numbers of migrating Turkey Vultures can also be seen in Panama at the right time of the year.

Turkey Vultures were less common than Black-headed Vultures by the coast and in Itatiaia NP. There I saw them on three occasions, singly or in pairs, very high up or low in the forest.
In the Pantanal they were seen regularly in August 2011, but not as frequently as the Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture.

In Panama, in April, the Turkey Vulture was more common than the American Black Vulture, and frequently seen in most non-urban locations. The observation deck of the Canopy Tower is a good place to get views of them soaring across the top of the forest.

Below: Turkey Vulture showing light underside of wing feathers, Pantanal, Brazil, August.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Pantanal, August 2011.

Bird name: Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture
Latin: Cathartes burrovianus
Other: Urubu-de-cabeça-amarela, urubu-menor-de-cabeça-amarela (Br) • Aura sabanera (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
Range: Mexico, Central America, South America E of Andes, esp. Brazil, Pantanal. Lowland wet grassland, swamps, heavily degraded forest.
Similar: Greater Yellow Headed Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Comparison

The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture is the most visible vulture in the Pantanal (Turkey Vultures also seen). Seen eating at fruit feeders at Curicaca Lodge and beside the road leading to the Transpantaneira.

The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture is a smaller bird than the Greater Yellow-headed Vulture, with thinner wings and narrower head. Underside of wings lighter than GYHV but not as light as TV. Head more colourful (with yellow and blue) than Turkey Vulture. The Greater Yellow-headed Vulture is not found in the Pantanal. The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture was rare (I didn’t see one) in the forested Rio Azul lodge, southern Para.

Below: Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Pantanal. Lightened slightly to show wing pattern.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Para, Brazil, September 2011.

Bird name: Greater Yellow Headed Vulture
Latin: Cathartes melambrotus
Other: Urubu-da-mata, urubu-maior-de-cabeça-amarela (Br) • Aura común (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
Range: Northern South America, incl northern Brazil, Amazonia etc. Low altitude tropical forest.
Similar: Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Comparison

Although in field guides The Greater Yellow Headed Vulture looks similar to the Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture and the Turkey Vulture, I found them quite easy to distinguish in practice.

Firstly there is not much overlap between Greater and Lesser Yellow Headed Vultures. Lesser is in the Pantanal, Greater in Amazonia, but with some Lessers near the Amazon itself.

Secondly, Greater Yellow Headed Vultures are very large birds, with very deep wings and long tails.

Thirdly, their wings are mostly dark underneath, with light patches nearest the body blending into the other darker feathers. Both the Turkey Vulture and the Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture have more delineated and lighter undersides.

The Greater Yellow Headed Vulture has a coloured head, with yellow, pink and blue parts, unlike the Turkey Vulture which is all pink-red with some white.

I saw Greater Yellow Headed Vultures flying over the Rio Azul Lodge in Para, usually around midday.

Below, Greater Yellow-headed Vulture. Photo lightened slightly to show wing pattern.
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Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Pantanal, August 2011.

Bird name: Andean Condor
Latin: Vultur gryphus
Other: Condor-dos-andes (Br) • Cóndor andino, cóndor de los Andes, condornel (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
Range: Andes: (Venezuela, Colombia), Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, (also Brazil)
Similar: juvenile is dark like Black Vulture

Thanks to Dirk for these photos of the majestic Andean Condor in Peru. I saw no Condors in Ecuador at Papallacta, where they are occasionally seen. A rare bird now, classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN red list.

The adult Andean Condor has a characteristic white collar and white back of wing, unlike any other vulture. With three-metre wingspan, it is also much larger than even the Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (210cm). The juvenile, pictured above, is brown.

Below: adult Andean Condor in Peru.
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Bird name: Griffon Vulture
Latin: Gyps fulvus
Other: Eurasian Griffon Vulture • Vautour fauve (Fr) • Buitre leonado (Es) • Grifone (It)
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range: Southern Europe into Middle East and northern India
Similar:

The Griffon Vulture is a very large old world vulture with a two-and-a-half-metre wingspan - so quite a bit larger than a Golden Eagle.

These magnificent scavengers have been successfully reintroduced in the Gorges of Verdon, in the South of France. In the summer some of the Verdon vultures move a little further east to the Mercantour region.

They are scattered throughout southern Europe, having been successfully reintroduced in several locations, and are found in larger numbers in central Asia and northern India.

The Griffon Vulture can be distinguished from the Black Vulture by its light coverts, the triangular area from the shoulder along the frontmost part of the wing. The tail of these European vultures appears proportionally short when compared to the Golden Eagle and other smaller birds of prey.

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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Iguaçu 2006 - Panama 25 April 2010

Bird name: King Vulture
Latin: Sarcoramphus papa
Other: Urubu-rei (Br) • Zamuro rey (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • Vultures

The King Vulture is the only vulture with a thick black rear wing band - the rest is white. And he has a distinctive colourful head. The range of the King Vulture extends through much of South and Central America, up to the Yucatan peninsula.

The bird in flight was seen from the top deck of the Canopy Tower in central Panama in April.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Verdon Apr 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Black Vulture
Latin: Aegypius monachus
Other: Cinereous Vulture, Monk Vulture, Eurasian Black Vulture • Vautour moine (Fr) • Buitre negro (Es) • Avvoltoio monaco (It)
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range:
Similar:

A program for reintroducing the Black Vulture in the Gorges du Verdon was started in 2005. So far about a dozen have been released. I saw this one a couple of days ago.

The Black Vulture’s range extends from Spain, in the west, to the eastern Himalayas, with a notable absence in most of central and eastern Europe, where it is being reintroduced in several locations.

Although not very clear from this distant photo, the Black Vulture has dark markings on the face, and unlike the Griffon Vulture, no lighter coverts. The tail of these European vultures appears proportionally short when compared to the Golden Eagle and other smaller birds of prey.

The Black Vulture, also called Cinereous Vulture or Monk Vulture, is one of the largest birds of prey in the world, with close to a three-metre wingspan. It is dominant at feeding sites.

The Andean Condor is only slightly larger and not in the same family grouping. This Eurasian Black Vulture, an Old-World Vulture, is also not directly related to the similarly named American Black Vulture, which, like the Condor, is a New World Vulture.

The Black Vulture is classed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.More photos...

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Bird name: Egyptian Vulture
Latin: Neophron percnopterus
Other: Percnoptère (Fr), Vautour percnoptère • Alimoche (Es), Guirre, Buitre egipcio • Capovaccaio (It)
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range:
Similar:

The Egyptian Vulture is a small vulture found in small numbers from southwestern Europe to Asia.

Instantly recognisable by its yellow bill and, in flight, diamond-shaped tail.

The Egyptian Vulture is classed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.More photos...

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Bird name: American Black Vulture
Latin: Coragyps atratus
Other: Black Vulture • South American Black Vulture • Urubu (Br) • Zopilote Común (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
Range:
Similar: Turkey Vulture, Comparison

The American Black Vulture’s range extends from the southern US to the southernmost tip of Brazil. The Brazilian subspecies, Coragyps atratus brasiliensis, is known as the South American Black Vulture.

These photos were taken in Brazil, where the Urubu, as the bird is known locally, is a familiar sight and always to be found on beaches where fisherman operate, as well as rubbish dumps, and just “around town” generally.

American Black Vultures are large birds, with one-metre-fifty wingspans - they are elegant gliders and have a slow and lazy wingbeat. Underside of wings are lightish (but usually look black against the sky) with dark coverts and white wing tips. The uppersides are black with light wingtips (see below in “more photos”).

Not to be confused with the Eurasian Black Vulture.

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Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Masai Mara • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Rüppel's Vulture
Latin: Gyps rueppellii
Other: Rueppel’s Vulture • Ruppel’s Vulture • Rüppel’s Griffon
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range:
Similar:

Rüppel’s Vulture is found in central Africa, and photographed here in the Masai Mara in Kenya.

Rüppel’s Vulture is a large bird, a metre in length, with a wingspan of 2.6 metres. It has a white-brown underside, white collar, yellowish bill, white fluff on neck. The light bill distinguishes it from the similar White-backed Vulture.

It was recently moved to Near-Threatened status on IUCN Red List.More photos...

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Kenya • Oct 2009

Bird name: Lappet Faced Vulture
Latin: Torgos tracheliotus
Other: Nubian Vulture
Family: Accipitridae • Old World Vultures, Birds of Prey
Range:
Similar:

These Lappet-faced Vultures were photographed in the Masai Mara in Kenya and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.

I am less certain of the ID of the juvenile below (in “more photos”), so really need confirmation.

Comparison photo with White-backed Vulture here.

The Lappet-faced Vulture is classed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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034 Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures - IOC 2.5 - 2010
In Cathartiformes

Cathartes aura - Turkey Vulture - Widespread North America, Latin America
Cathartes burrovianus - Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture - E Mexico to N Argentina
Cathartes melambrotus - Greater Yellow-headed Vulture - Amazonia

Coragyps atratus - Black Vulture - Widespread North America, Latin America

Sarcoramphus papa - King Vulture - Mexico to N Argentina

Gymnogyps californianus - California Condor - W USA

Vultur gryphus - Andean Condor - Venezuela to S Chile & Argentina

037 Accipitridae - Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Old World Vultures, Snake Eagles, Harriers, Sparrowhawks and Goshawks, Buzzards, Sea Eagles, Hawk-Eagles - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Aviceda cuculoides - African Cuckoo-Hawk - W, C, SC, SE Africa
Aviceda madagascariensis - Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk - Madagascar
Aviceda jerdoni - Jerdon's Baza - Widespread Asia
Aviceda subcristata - Pacific Baza - Widespread Australasia
Aviceda leuphotes - Black Baza - Widespread Asia

Leptodon cayanensis - Grey-headed Kite - EC Mexico to N Argentina
Leptodon forbesi - White-collared Kite - NE Brazil

Chondrohierax uncinatus - Hook-billed Kite - S Texas to N Argentina
Chondrohierax wilsonii - Cuban Kite - E Cuba - Split from C. uncinatus

Henicopernis longicauda - Long-tailed Honey Buzzard - New Guinea
Henicopernis infuscatus - Black Honey Buzzard - New Britain

Pernis apivorus - European Honey Buzzard - W Eurasia - Africa
Pernis ptilorhynchus - Crested Honey Buzzard - E Europe, Widespread Eurasia, Asia Asia
Pernis celebensis - Barred Honey Buzzard - Sulawesi
Pernis steerei - Philippine Honey Buzzard - Philippines - Split from P. celebensis

Lophoictinia isura - Square-tailed Kite - Australia

Hamirostra melanosternon - Black-breasted Buzzard - Australia

Elanoides forficatus - Swallow-tailed Kite - S USA to NE Argentina

Macheiramphus alcinus - Bat Hawk - Widespread Africa, Asia in Africa, Burma to Borneo

Gampsonyx swainsonii - Pearl Kite - N, Amazonia, South America, also W Nicaragua

Elanus caeruleus - Black-winged Kite - Widespread Africa, Asia
Elanus axillaris - Black-shouldered Kite - Australia
Elanus leucurus - White-tailed Kite - S, W USA to C Argentina
Elanus scriptus - Letter-winged Kite - Australia

Chelictinia riocourii - Scissor-tailed Kite - E, C, W Africa

Rostrhamus sociabilis - Snail Kite - S Florida & Caribbean to NE Argentina

Helicolestes hamatus - Slender-billed Kite - E Panama through Amazonia

Harpagus bidentatus - Double-toothed Kite - E Mexico to SE Brazil
Harpagus diodon - Rufous-thighed Kite - E Amazonia, SE South America

Ictinia mississippiensis - Mississippi Kite - SE, C North America - SC South America
Ictinia plumbea - Plumbeous Kite - NE Mexico to N Argentina

Milvus milvus - Red Kite - Europe
Milvus migrans - Black Kite - Widespread Eurasia, Africa, Asia, Australasia - incl M. aegyptius Yellow Billed Kite

Haliastur sphenurus - Whistling Kite - Widespread Australasia
Haliastur indus - Brahminy Kite - Pakistan to N Australia

Haliaeetus leucogaster - White-bellied Sea Eagle - India to Tasmania
Haliaeetus sanfordi - Sanford's Sea Eagle - Solomon Islands - New name
Haliaeetus vocifer - African Fish Eagle - Widespread Africa
Haliaeetus vociferoides - Madagascar Fish Eagle - Madagascar
Haliaeetus leucoryphus - Pallas's Fish Eagle - C, Eurasia, also N India
Haliaeetus albicilla - White-tailed Eagle - Widespread Eurasia
Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Bald Eagle - Widespread North America, also NW Mexico
Haliaeetus pelagicus - Steller's Sea Eagle - NE Eurasia

Icthyophaga humilis - Lesser Fish Eagle - Widespread Asia
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus - Grey-headed Fish Eagle - Widespread Asia

Gypohierax angolensis - Palm-nut Vulture - W, C, SC, SE Africa

Gypaetus barbatus - Bearded Vulture - N, E, S Africa; C, SW Asia

Neophron percnopterus - Egyptian Vulture - W Africa to India, S Spain to C Asia

Necrosyrtes monachus - Hooded Vulture - Widespread Africa

Gyps africanus - White-backed Vulture - Widespread Africa
Gyps bengalensis - White-rumped Vulture - Iran through Southeast Asia
Gyps indicus - Indian Vulture - SE Pakistan, S India
Gyps tenuirostris - Slender-billed Vulture - Himalayas through Southeast Asia
Gyps rueppellii - Rüppell's Vulture - E, C, W Africa
Gyps himalayensis - Himalayan Vulture - Himalayas
Gyps fulvus - Griffon Vulture - N Africa, SW Europe, Africa, Eurasia, also N India
Gyps coprotheres - Cape Vulture - S Africa

Sarcogyps calvus - Red-headed Vulture - Widespread Asia

Trigonoceps occipitalis - White-headed Vulture - Widespread Africa - Was Aegypius

Aegypius monachus - Cinereous Vulture - SW, C Eurasia - N Africa, India, China

Torgos tracheliotus - Lappet-faced Vulture - Widespread Africa, also Arabian Peninsula - Was Aegypius

Circaetus gallicus - Short-toed Snake Eagle - W, C Europe, India - E, C, W Africa
Circaetus beaudouini - Beaudouin's Snake Eagle - C, W Africa
Circaetus pectoralis - Black-chested Snake Eagle - E, SC, S Africa
Circaetus cinereus - Brown Snake Eagle - Widespread Africa
Circaetus fasciolatus - Southern Banded Snake Eagle - S, SE Africa
Circaetus cinerascens - Western Banded Snake Eagle - W, C, E, SC Africa

Terathopius ecaudatus - Bateleur - Widespread Africa

Spilornis cheela - Crested Serpent Eagle - Widespread Asia, including one form on Great Nicobar Is (P Rasmussen)
Spilornis minimus - Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle - C Nicobar Islands - Was Nicobar Serpent Eagle
Spilornis klossi - Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle - Great Nicobar Island - Split from S. minimus
Spilornis kinabaluensis - Mountain Serpent Eagle - Borneo
Spilornis rufipectus - Sulawesi Serpent Eagle - Sulawesi
Spilornis holospilus - Philippine Serpent Eagle - Philippines
Spilornis elgini - Andaman Serpent Eagle - Andaman Islands

Dryotriorchis spectabilis - Congo Serpent Eagle - W, C Africa

Eutriorchis astur - Madagascar Serpent Eagle - Madagascar

Circus aeruginosus - Western Marsh Harrier - W, WC Eurasia - Africa, India
Circus spilonotus - Eastern Marsh Harrier - E Eurasia - E Asia
Circus spilothorax - Papuan Harrier - C, E New Guinea - Split from Eastern Marsh Harrier C. spilonotus
Circus approximans - Swamp Harrier - Widespread Australasia
Circus ranivorus - African Marsh Harrier - E, S Africa
Circus maillardi - Reunion Harrier - La Réunion - Was Malagasy Marsh Harrier
Circus macrosceles - Malagasy Harrier - Madagascar, Comoro Is - Split from C. maillardi
Circus buffoni - Long-winged Harrier - N, EC, SE South America
Circus assimilis - Spotted Harrier - Widespread Australasia
Circus maurus - Black Harrier - S Africa
Circus cyaneus - Northern Harrier - Widespread N America, Eurasia (Hen Harrier) - C America, Asia.
Circus cinereus - Cinereous Harrier - W, S South America
Circus macrourus - Pallid Harrier - C Eurasia - Africa, Asia
Circus melanoleucos - Pied Harrier - E Eurasia - Asia
Circus pygargus - Montagu's Harrier - W, C Eurasia - Africa, India

Polyboroides typus - African Harrier-Hawk - Widespread Africa
Polyboroides radiatus - Madagascar Harrier-Hawk - Madagascar

Melierax metabates - Dark Chanting Goshawk - Widespread Africa
Melierax poliopterus - Eastern Chanting Goshawk - E Africa
Melierax canorus - Pale Chanting Goshawk - S Africa

Micronisus gabar - Gabar Goshawk - Widespread Africa

Accipiter poliogaster - Grey-bellied Hawk - N, C, SE South America
Accipiter trivirgatus - Crested Goshawk - Widespread Asia
Accipiter griseiceps - Sulawesi Goshawk - Sulawesi
Accipiter toussenelii - Red-chested Goshawk - W, WC Africa
Accipiter tachiro - African Goshawk - E, SC, S Africa
Accipiter castanilius - Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk - WC Africa
Accipiter badius - Shikra - Widespread Africa, Asia, also S Europe
Accipiter butleri - Nicobar Sparrowhawk - Nicobar Islands
Accipiter brevipes - Levant Sparrowhawk - SW Eurasia - C Africa
Accipiter soloensis - Chinese Sparrowhawk - E Eurasia - E Asia
Accipiter francesiae - Frances's Sparrowhawk - Madagascar region
Accipiter trinotatus - Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk - Sulawesi
Accipiter novaehollandiae - Grey Goshawk - Australia, Tasmania
Accipiter hiogaster - Variable Goshawk - Moluccas to New Guinea and Solomon Is. Australasia - Split from A. novaehollandiae
Accipiter fasciatus - Brown Goshawk - Widespread Australasia
Accipiter melanochlamys - Black-mantled Goshawk - New Guinea
Accipiter albogularis - Pied Goshawk - Solomon Islands
Accipiter haplochrous - White-bellied Goshawk - New Caledonia
Accipiter rufitorques - Fiji Goshawk - Fiji Islands
Accipiter henicogrammus - Moluccan Goshawk - Moluccas
Accipiter luteoschistaceus - Slaty-mantled Goshawk - New Britain
Accipiter imitator - Imitator Goshawk - Solomon Islands
Accipiter poliocephalus - Grey-headed Goshawk - New Guinea
Accipiter princeps - New Britain Goshawk - New Britain
Accipiter superciliosus - Tiny Hawk - Nicaragua to N Argentina
Accipiter collaris - Semicollared Hawk - Venezuela to Peru
Accipiter erythropus - Red-thighed Sparrowhawk - W, WC Africa
Accipiter minullus - Little Sparrowhawk - S, SC, E Africa
Accipiter gularis - Japanese Sparrowhawk - C, E Eurasia - E Asia
Accipiter virgatus - Besra - Widespread Asia
Accipiter nanus - Dwarf Sparrowhawk - Sulawesi
Accipiter erythrauchen - Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk - Moluccas
Accipiter cirrocephalus - Collared Sparrowhawk - Australia, New Guinea
Accipiter brachyurus - New Britain Sparrowhawk - New Britain - New name
Accipiter rhodogaster - Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk - Sulawesi
Accipiter madagascariensis - Madagascar Sparrowhawk - Madagascar
Accipiter ovampensis - Ovambo Sparrowhawk - NE, SC Africa - C, W Africa
Accipiter nisus - Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Widespread Eurasia - Asia, NE Africa
Accipiter rufiventris - Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk - E, SE, S Africa
Accipiter striatus - Sharp-shinned Hawk - Widespread North America, Middle America
Accipiter chionogaster - White-breasted Hawk - S Mexico to Nicaragua - Split from A. striatus
Accipiter ventralis - Plain-breasted Hawk - Venezuela to W Bolivia
Accipiter erythronemius - Rufous-thighed Hawk - SC, SE South America
Accipiter cooperii - Cooper's Hawk - S Canada to Honduras
Accipiter gundlachi - Gundlach's Hawk - Cuba
Accipiter bicolor - Bicolored Hawk - S Mexico to N Argentina
Accipiter chilensis - Chilean Hawk - SW South America - Split from A. bicolor
Accipiter melanoleucus - Black Sparrowhawk - Widespread Africa
Accipiter henstii - Henst's Goshawk - Madagascar
Accipiter gentilis - Northern Goshawk - Widespread North America, Middle America, Eurasia
Accipiter meyerianus - Meyer's Goshawk - New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands

Erythrotriorchis buergersi - Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk - New Guinea
Erythrotriorchis radiatus - Red Goshawk - N, E Australia

Megatriorchis doriae - Doria's Goshawk - New Guinea

Urotriorchis macrourus - Long-tailed Hawk - W, WC Africa

Kaupifalco monogrammicus - Lizard Buzzard - Widespread Africa

Butastur rufipennis - Grasshopper Buzzard - E, C, W Africa
Butastur teesa - White-eyed Buzzard - Pakistan to Burma
Butastur liventer - Rufous-winged Buzzard - Southeast Asia, Java, Asia, also Sulawesi
Butastur indicus - Grey-faced Buzzard - E Eurasia - Southeast Asia

Geranospiza caerulescens - Crane Hawk - Mexico to Uruguay

Leucopternis plumbeus - Plumbeous Hawk - Colombia to Peru
Leucopternis schistaceus - Slate-colored Hawk - Amazonia
Leucopternis princeps - Barred Hawk - Costa Rica to N Ecuador
Leucopternis melanops - Black-faced Hawk - N Amazonia
Leucopternis kuhli - White-browed Hawk - S Amazonia
Leucopternis lacernulatus - White-necked Hawk - E Brazil
Leucopternis semiplumbeus - Semiplumbeous Hawk - Honduras to NW Ecuador
Leucopternis albicollis - White Hawk - S Mexico through Amazonia
Leucopternis occidentalis - Grey-backed Hawk - W Ecuador, NW Peru
Leucopternis polionotus - Mantled Hawk - E Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay

Buteogallus aequinoctialis - Rufous Crab Hawk - N, E coasts
Buteogallus anthracinus - Common Black Hawk - SW USA to NW South America - Buteogallus anthracinus includes Mangrove Black Hawk B. subtilus as ssp
Buteogallus gundlachii - Cuban Black Hawk - Cuba - Buteogallus gundlachii now split from B. anthracinus
Buteogallus urubitinga - Great Black Hawk - Mexico to N Argentina
Buteogallus meridionalis - Savanna Hawk - Panama to N Argentina

Parabuteo unicinctus - Harris's Hawk - SW USA to S Argentina & Chile

Busarellus nigricollis - Black-collared Hawk - C Mexico to N Argentina

Geranoaetus melanoleucus - Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle - Venezuela to S Chile, SE South America

Harpyhaliaetus solitarius - Montane Solitary Eagle - Mexico to W, N South America
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus - Crowned Solitary Eagle - SE, SC South America

Buteo nitidus - Grey Hawk - SW USA to NC Argentina - NB name
Buteo magnirostris - Roadside Hawk - Mexico to NE Argentina
Buteo lineatus - Red-shouldered Hawk - SE, C, North America, also NE Mexico
Buteo ridgwayi - Ridgway's Hawk - Hispaniola
Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk - E, C North America - Caribbean, Latin America
Buteo leucorrhous - White-rumped Hawk - Venezuela to NW Bolivia, SE South America
Buteo brachyurus - Short-tailed Hawk - E Mexico to N Argentina, Latin America, also S Florida
Buteo albigula - White-throated Hawk - Venezuela to C Chile
Buteo swainsoni - Swainson's Hawk - NW, WC North America, Middle America - SE South America
Buteo albicaudatus - White-tailed Hawk - SW USA to C Argentina
Buteo galapagoensis - Galapagos Hawk - Galápagos Islands
Buteo polyosoma - Variable Hawk - W, Southern Cone - Buteo polyosoma includes B. exsul and B. poecilochrous
Buteo albonotatus - Zone-tailed Hawk - SW USA to Paraguay
Buteo solitarius - Hawaiian Hawk - Hawaiian Islands
Buteo jamaicensis - Red-tailed Hawk - Widespread North America, Middle America
Buteo ventralis - Rufous-tailed Hawk - S South America
Buteo buteo - Common Buzzard - Widespread Eurasia - Africa, Asia
Buteo japonicus - Eastern Buzzard - C, S Siberia, Mongolia, NE China, Japan - Split from B. buteo
Buteo refectus - Himalayan Buzzard - Himalayas - Split from B. buteo
Buteo oreophilus - Mountain Buzzard - E Africa
Buteo trizonatus - Forest Buzzard - S Africa
Buteo brachypterus - Madagascar Buzzard - Madagascar
Buteo rufinus - Long-legged Buzzard - SW, SC Eurasia, Africa - C Africa
Buteo hemilasius - Upland Buzzard - E Eurasia - N Asia
Buteo regalis - Ferruginous Hawk - W, WC North America - N Mexico
Buteo lagopus - Rough-legged Buzzard - Widespread North America, Eurasia - Was Roughleg
Buteo auguralis - Red-necked Buzzard - W, C Africa
Buteo augur - Augur Buzzard - E, SC Africa
Buteo rufofuscus - Jackal Buzzard - S Africa

Morphnus guianensis - Crested Eagle - Guatemala to NE Argentina

Harpia harpyja - Harpy Eagle - S Mexico to NE Argentina

Harpyopsis novaeguineae - Papuan Eagle - New Guinea

Pithecophaga jefferyi - Philippine Eagle - Philippines

Ictinaetus malayensis - Black Eagle - Widespread Asia

Aquila pomarina - Lesser Spotted Eagle - E Europe - Africa - 3 spotted eagles (pomarina, clanga, hastata ) from Aquila to Lophaetus
Aquila hastata - Indian Spotted Eagle - N India
Aquila clanga - Greater Spotted Eagle - NW, C, E Eurasia - SW Asia, NE Africa, Asia
Aquila rapax - Tawny Eagle - Widespread Africa, also India
Aquila nipalensis - Steppe Eagle - C Eurasia - Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Africa
Aquila adalberti - Spanish Imperial Eagle - Spain, Portugal, Eurasia, also Morocco
Aquila heliaca - Eastern Imperial Eagle - SW, C Eurasia - Asia, Arabian Peninsula, NE Africa - Was Asian Imperial Eagle
Aquila gurneyi - Gurney's Eagle - New Guinea, Moluccas
Aquila chrysaetos - Golden Eagle - Widespread North America, Middle America, Eurasia
Aquila audax - Wedge-tailed Eagle - Australia, S New Guinea
Aquila verreauxii - Verreaux's Eagle - C, E, SE, S Africa
Aquila africana - Cassin's Hawk-Eagle - W, WC Africa - Was Spizaetus to Aquila
Aquila fasciata - Bonelli's Eagle - Spain to India to S China, Eurasia, Asia, also N Africa - Was Hieraaetus to Aquila
Aquila spilogaster - African Hawk-Eagle - Widespread Africa - Was Hieraaetus to Aquila

Hieraaetus wahlbergi - Wahlberg's Eagle - Widespread Africa - Was Aquila
Hieraaetus pennatus - Booted Eagle - SW, SC Eurasia - Africa, India
Hieraaetus morphnoides - Little Eagle - Australia
Hieraaetus weiskei - Pygmy Eagle - New Guinea, Halmahera, Seram - Split from H. morphnoides, was New Guinea Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii - Ayres's Hawk-Eagle - Widespread Africa

Lophotriorchis kienerii - Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle - Asia, also Sulawesi - Was Hieraaetus

Polemaetus bellicosus - Martial Eagle - Widespread Africa

Lophaetus occipitalis - Long-crested Eagle - Widespread Africa

Nisaetus - was Spizaetus
Nisaetus cirrhatus - Crested Hawk-Eagle - Himalayas, C, S India & Sri Lanka to Greater Sundas & Philippines - includes limnaeetus as ssp
Nisaetus floris - Flores Hawk-Eagle - Lesser Sundas
Nisaetus nipalensis - Mountain Hawk-Eagle - Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan
Nisaetus kelaarti - Legge's Hawk-Eagle - Sri Lanka, SW India - Split from N. nipalensis
Nisaetus alboniger - Blyth's Hawk-Eagle - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Nisaetus bartelsi - Javan Hawk-Eagle - Java
Nisaetus lanceolatus - Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle - Sulawesi
Nisaetus philippensis - Philippine Hawk-Eagle - Luzon, Philippines
Nisaetus pinskeri - Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle - Philippines, except Luzon & Palawan - Split from N. philippensis
Nisaetus nanus - Wallace's Hawk-Eagle - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo

Spizaetus tyrannus - Black Hawk-Eagle - C Mexico to NE Argentina
Spizaetus melanoleucus - Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle - S Mexico to NE Argentina - Spizastur to Spizaetus
Spizaetus ornatus - Ornate Hawk-Eagle - SE Mexico to N Argentina
Spizaetus isidori - Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Venezuela to NW Argentina - Oroaetus to Spizaetus

Stephanoaetus coronatus - Crowned Eagle - W, C, E, SE Africa