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Accipitridae Species Tree Accipitridae I: Hawks, Kites, Eagles Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii ?Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii Elaninae Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus ?Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris ?Letter-winged Kite, Elanus scriptus White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus African Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides typus ?Madagascan Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides radiatus Gypaetinae Palm-nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus Madagascan Serpent-Eagle, Eutriorchis astur Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus Gray-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis ?White-collared Kite, Leptodon forbesi Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus European Honey-Buzzard, Pernis apivorus Perninae Philippine Honey-Buzzard, Pernis steerei Oriental Honey-Buzzard / Crested Honey-Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus Barred Honey-Buzzard, Pernis celebensis Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura Long-tailed Honey-Buzzard, Henicopernis longicauda Black Honey-Buzzard, Henicopernis infuscatus ?Black Baza, Aviceda leuphotes ?African Cuckoo-Hawk, Aviceda cuculoides ?Madagascan Cuckoo-Hawk, Aviceda madagascariensis ?Jerdon’s Baza, Aviceda jerdoni Pacific Baza, Aviceda subcristata Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus White-headed Vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis Cinereous Vulture, Aegypius monachus Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotos Gypinae Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus White-rumped Vulture, Gyps bengalensis Himalayan Vulture, Gyps himalayensis Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus Rueppell’s Vulture, Gyps rueppelli Cape Vulture, Gyps coprotheres Slender-billed Vulture, Gyps tenuirostris Indian Vulture, Gyps indicus Andaman Serpent-Eagle, Spilornis elgini Philippine Serpent-Eagle, Spilornis holospilus Crested Serpent-Eagle, Spilornis cheela ?Great Nicobar Serpent-Eagle, Spilornis klossi ?Mountain Serpent-Eagle, Spilornis kinabaluensis Circaetinae Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle, Spilornis rufipectus Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinerascens Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus Congo Serpent-Eagle, Circaetus spectabilis ?Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle, Circaetus beaudouini Black-chested Snake-Eagle, Circaetus pectoralis Brown Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinereus Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Circaetus gallicus Lophospizinae Harpiinae Aquilinae Accipitrinae Buteoninae Accipitridae II: Hawks, Kites, Eagles Crested Goshawk, Lophospiza trivirgata Lophospizinae ?Sulawesi Goshawk, Lophospiza griseiceps Bat Hawk, Macheiramphus alcinus Papuan Eagle, Harpyopsis novaeguineae Harpiinae Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja Crested Eagle, Morphnus guianensis ?Crowned Eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus Legge’s Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus kelaarti Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus lanceolatus Pinsker’s Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus pinskeri Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus cirrhatus Philippine Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus philippensis Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus nanus Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus alboniger Aquilinae Javan Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus bartelsi Black Hawk-Eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, Spizaetus melanoleucus Ornate Hawk-Eagle, Spizaetus ornatus Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Spizaetus isidori Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle, Lophotriorchis kienerii Martial Eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus Long-crested Eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis Black Eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis Indian Spotted-Eagle, Clanga hastata Lesser Spotted-Eagle, Clanga pomarina Greater Spotted-Eagle, Clanga clanga Wahlberg’s Eagle, Hieraaetus wahlbergi Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii Pygmy Eagle, Hieraaetus weiskei Booted Eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides †Haast’s Eagle, Hieraaetus moorei Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax Spanish Imperial-Eagle, Aquila adalberti Eastern Imperial-Eagle, Aquila heliaca Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle, Aquila africana Gurney’s Eagle, Aquila gurneyi Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax Verreaux’s Eagle, Aquila verreauxii Bonelli’s Eagle, Aquila fasciata African Hawk-Eagle, Aquila spilogaster Lizard Buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus Gabar Goshawk, Micronisus gabar Melieraxini Long-tailed Hawk, Urotriorchis macrourus Tiny Hawk, Microspizias superciliosus Semicollared Hawk, Microspizias collaris Accipitrinae Dark Chanting-Goshawk, Melierax metabates ?Eastern Chanting-Goshawk, Melierax poliopterus Pale Chanting-Goshawk, Melierax canorus Accipitrini Double-toothed Kite, Harpagus bidentatus Harpagini Rufous-thighed Kite, Harpagus diodon Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus Red Kite, Milvus milvus Black Kite, Milvus migrans ?Yellow-billed Kite, Milvus aegyptius Buteoninae Pallas’s Fish-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus Milvini Steller’s Sea-Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Icthyophaga leucogaster Sanford’s Sea-Eagle, Icthyophaga sanfordi African Fish-Eagle, Icthyophaga vocifer Madagascan Fish-Eagle, Icthyophaga vociferoides Lesser Fish-Eagle, Icthyophaga humilis Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus Buteonini Accipitridae III: Accipitrini—Accipiters, Harriers Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis buergersi Red Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis radiatus Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, Aerospiza castanilius Red-chested Goshawk, Aerospiza toussenelii African Goshawk, Aerospiza tachiro Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza erythropus Little Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza minulla Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza trinotata Japanese Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza gularis Besra, Tachyspiza virgata ?Dwarf Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza nana ?Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza rhodogaster ?Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza erythrauchen Collared Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza cirrocephala ?New Britain Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza brachyura ?Moluccan Goshawk, Tachyspiza henicogramma Brown Goshawk, Tachyspiza fasciata Variable Goshawk, Tachyspiza hiogaster ?Gray Goshawk, Tachyspiza novaehollandiae Shikra, Tachyspiza badia Levant Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza brevipes ?Nicobar Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza butleri ?Chinese Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza soloensis Black-mantled Goshawk, Tachyspiza melanochlamys ?Pied Goshawk, Tachyspiza albogularis ?White-bellied Goshawk, Tachyspiza haplochroa ?Fiji Goshawk, Tachyspiza rufitorques Frances’s Sparrowhawk, Tachyspiza francesiae ?Slaty-mantled Goshawk, Tachyspiza luteoschistacea Imitator Goshawk, Tachyspiza imitator Gray-headed Goshawk, Tachyspiza poliocephala ?New Britain Goshawk, Tachyspiza princeps Gray-bellied Hawk, Accipiter poliogaster Ovambo Sparrowhawk, Accipiter ovampensis Madagascan Sparrowhawk, Accipiter madagascariensis Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rufiventris Rufous-thighed Hawk, Accipiter erythronemius Plain-breasted Hawk, Accipiter ventralis Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter velox White-breasted Hawk, Accipiter chionogaster Cuban Hawk, Accipiter fringilloides Hispaniolan Hawk, Accipiter striatus Puerto Rican Hawk, Accipiter ventator Doria’s Goshawk, Megatriorchis doriae Bicolored Hawk, Astur bicolor Cooper’s Hawk, Astur cooperii Gundlach’s Hawk, Astur gundlachi Northern Goshawk, Astur gentilis ?Meyer’s Goshawk, Astur meyerianus Black Sparrowhawk, Astur melanoleucus Henst’s Goshawk, Astur henstii Spotted Harrier, Circus assimilis †Eyles’ Harrier, Circus teauteensis Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus Black Harrier, Circus maurus Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius Cinereous Harrier, Circus cinereus Long-winged Harrier, Circus buffoni Montagu’s Harrier, Circus pygargus Pied Harrier, Circus melanoleucos Western Marsh-Harrier, Circus aeruginosus African Marsh-Harrier, Circus ranivorus Swamp Harrier, Circus approximans Papuan Harrier, Circus spilothorax Reunion Harrier, Circus maillardi Eastern Marsh-Harrier, Circus spilonotus Malagasy Harrier, Circus macrosceles Accipitridae IV: Buteonini—Buteos Grasshopper Buzzard, Butastur rufipennis White-eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa ?Rufous-winged Buzzard, Butastur liventer Gray-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis ?Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus Plumbeous Hawk, Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea Slate-colored Hawk, Buteogallus schistaceus Rufous Crab Hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus ?Cuban Black Hawk, Buteogallus gundlachii Savanna Hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis White-necked Hawk, Buteogallus lacernulatus Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga Solitary Eagle, Buteogallus solitarius Chaco Eagle, Buteogallus coronatus Barred Hawk, Morphnarchus princeps Roadside Hawk, Rupornis magnirostris Harris’s Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus White-rumped Hawk, Parabuteo leucorrhous White-tailed Hawk, Geranoaetus albicaudatus Variable Hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus Gray-backed Hawk, Pseudastur occidentalis White Hawk, Pseudastur albicollis Mantled Hawk, Pseudastur polionotus Semiplumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbeus Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops White-browed Hawk, Leucopternis kuhli Gray Hawk, Buteo plagiatus Gray-lined Hawk, Buteo nitidus Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus Ridgway’s Hawk, Buteo ridgwayi Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus Hawaiian Hawk, Buteo solitarius White-throated
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