African Raptor Species List
Vultures 40 400 Booted Eagle (BTE) 76 760 Little Sparrowhawk (LS) Owls 1 10 Bearded Vulture (BV) 41 410 Wahlberg's Eagle (WAH) 77 770 Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (RTS) 111 1110 Giant Eagle-owl (GEO) 2 20 White-backed Vulture (WBV) 78 780 Black Sparrowhawk (BS) 112 1120 Cape Eagle-owl (CEO) 3 30 Rüeppell's Vulture (RV) 113 1130 Pharoah Eagle-owl (PEO) Buzzards 79 790 Henst's Goshawk (HG) 4 40 Cape Vulture (CV) 80 800 Northern Goshawk (NG) 114 1140 Eurasian Eagle-owl (EEO) 5 50 Eurasian Griffon Vulture (GV) 42 420 Eurasian Buzzard (EBZ) 115 1150 Spotted Eagle-owl (SPEO) 42 421 Steppe Buzzard (SBZ) 6 60 White-headed Vulture (WHV) Kites & Others 116 1160 Akun Eagle-owl (AEO) 7 70 Lappet-faced Vulture (LFV) 43 431 Forest Buzzard (FBZ) 117 1170 Fraser's Eagle-owl (FEO) 81 810 Black or Yellow-billed Kite (B/YBK) 8 80 Cinereous Vulture (CIN) 43 430 Mountain Buzzard (MBZ) 117 1172 Usambara Eagle-owl (UEO) 81 812 Yellow-billed Kite (YBK) 9 90 Hooded Vulture (HV) 44 440 Madagascar Buzzard (MADBZ) 118 1180 Pel's Fishing-owl (PFO) 81 811 Black Kite (BK) 10 100 Egyptian Vulture (EV) 45 450 Long-legged Buzzard (LLBZ) 119 1190 Vermiculated Fishing-owl (VFO) 82 820 Red Kite (RDK) 11 110 Palm-nut Vulture (PNV) 46 460 Jackal Buzzard (JBZ) 120 1200 Rufous Fishing-owl (RFO) 83 830 African Cuckoo-hawk (ACH) 47 472 Archer's Buzzard (ARCHBZ) 121 1210 Marsh Owl (MARO) 84 840 Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk (MADCH) 47 470 Augur Buzzard (ABZ) 122 1220 Short-eared Owl (SHEO) Kites & Others 85 850 Black-shouldered Kite (BSK) 48 480 Red-necked Buzzard (RNBZ) 123 1230 Abyssinian Owl (AO) 12 120 Secretarybird (SB) 86 860 African Swallow-tailed Kite (ASTK) 49 490 Grasshopper Buzzard (GHBZ) 124 1240 Madagascar Owl (MADO) 13 130 Osprey (OSP) 50 500 European Honey-buzzard (HBZ) 87 870 Bat Hawk (BATH) 125 1250 Eurasian Long-eared Owl (ELEO) 51 510 Oriental Honey-buzzard (OHBZ) 126 1260 African Wood Owl (AWO) Fish & Snake Eagles Falcons 127 1270 Madagascar Red Owl (MADRO) 14 140 African Fish-eagle (AFE) Harriers 88 880 Pygmy Falcon (PYGF) 128 1280 Barn Owl (BO) 15 150 Madagascar Fish-eagle (MFE) 52 520 African Marsh Harrier (AMH) 89 890 Lanner Falcon (LF) 129 1290 African Grass-owl (AGO) 16 160 Bateleur (BAT) 53 530 Western Marsh Harrier (WMH) 90 900 Peregrine Falcon (PF) 130 1300 Maned Owl (MANO) 17 170 Brown Snake-eagle (BSE) 54 540 Madagascar Harrier (MADH) 90 902 Barbary Falcon (BF) 131 1310 Madagascar Hawk-owl (MADHO) 18 180 Black-breasted Snake-eagle (BBSE) 55 550 Black Harrier (BH) 91 910 Saker Falcon (SKF) 132 1320 Hume's Owl (HUMO) 19 190 Beaudouin's Snake-eagle (BDSE) 56 560 Montagu's Harrier (MTH) 92 920 Eleonora's Falcon (EF) 133 1330 Tawny Owl (TAWNO) 20 200 Short-toed Snake-eagle (STE) 57 570 Pallid Harrier (PH) 93 930 Taita Falcon (TF) 134 1340 Red-chested Owlet (RCO) 21 210 Southern Banded Snake-eagle (SBSE) 58 580 Hen Harrier (HH) 94 940 Red-necked Falcon (RNF) 135 1350 African Barred Owlet (ABO) 22 220 Western Banded Snake-eagle (WBSE) 95 950 Merlin (MER) 135 1352 Chestnut Owlet (CHO) 23 230 Congo Serpent-eagle (CSE) Hawks 96 960 African Hobby (AFH) 136 1360 Pearl-spotted Owlet (PSO) 24 240 Madagascar Serpent-eagle (MSE) 97 970 Eurasian Hobby (EURH) 59 590 African Harrier-hawk (AFHH) 137 1370 Chestnut-backed Owlet (CBO) 98 980 Sooty Falcon (SF) 60 600 Madagascar Harrier-hawk (MADHH) 138 1380 Little Owl (LO) Eagles 61 610 Long-tailed Hawk (LTH) 139 1390 White-faced Scops-owl (WFSO) 25 250 Martial Eagle (ME) 62 620 Dark Chanting-goshawk (DCG) Kestrels 140 1400 African Scops-owl (ASO) 26 260 Crowned Eagle (CE) 63 630 Pale Chanting-goshawk (PCG) 99 990 Amur Falcon (AMF) 141 1410 Sokoke Scops-owl (SKSO) 27 270 Verreaux's Eagle (VE) 64 640 Eastern Pale Chanting-goshawk (EPCG) 100 1000 Red-footed Falcon (RFF) 142 1420 Eurasian Scops-owl (ESO) 28 280 Tawny Eagle (TE) 65 650 Lizard Buzzard (LBZ) 101 1010 Grey Kestrel (GRK) 143 1430 Pallid Scops-owl (PLDSO) 29 290 Steppe Eagle (SE) 66 660 Gabar Goshawk (GG) 102 1020 Dickinson's Kestrel (DK) 144 1440 Sandy Scops-owl (SNSO) 30 300 Lesser Spotted Eagle (LSE) 67 670 Ovambo Sparrowhawk (OVS) 103 1030 Banded Kestrel (BDK) 145 1450 Madagascar Scops-owl (MADSO) 31 310 Greater Spotted Eagle (GSE) 68 680 Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (RBS) 104 1040 Common Kestrel (C/M/RK) 146 1460 Pemba Scops-owl (PEMSO) 32 320 Spanish Imperial Eagle (SIE) 69 690 Madagascar Sparrowhawk (MADS) 104 1041 Eurasian Kestrel (CK) 147 1470 Grande Comore Scops-owl (GCSO) 33 330 Eastern Imperial Eagle (EIE) 70 700 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (ES) 104 1042 Mountain Kestrel (MK) 148 1480 Anjouan Scops-owl (ANSO) 34 340 Golden Eagle (GE) 71 710 Shikra (SHIK) 104 1043 Rock Kestrel (RK) 149 1490 Seychelles Scops-owl (SEISO) 35 350 Long-crested Eagle (LCE) 72 720 Frances's Sparrowhawk (FS) 105 1050 Greater Kestrel (GTK) 150 1500 Congo Bay-owl (CONBO) 36 360 African Hawk-eagle (AHE) 73 730 Levant Sparrowhawk (LVS) 106 1060 Fox Kestrel (FK) 151 1510 Shelley's Eagle-owl (SHELEO) 37 370 Bonelli's Eagle (BHE) 74 740 African Goshawk (AG) 107 1070 Lesser Kestrel (LK) 152 1520 Albertine Owlet (ALBO) 38 380 Ayres's Hawk-eagle (AYR) 74 742 West African Goshawk (WAG) 108 1080 Madagascar Kestrel (MADK) 153 1530 São Tomé Scops-owl (STSO) 39 390 Cassin's Hawk-eagle (CHE) 75 750 Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (CFS) 109 1090 Mauritius Kestrel (MAURK) 110 1100 Seychelles Kestrel (SEYK)
Identification numbers: Super species number is in bold, followed by the sub-species number.