FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE
List of the ten groups making this family
Family Accipitridae - Description
The species' names can be found here: Avibase (Lepage Denis)
1st Group: Kites, Cuckoo-hawks, Honey-buzzards
1st subgroup:
Aviceda – Pernis – Henicopernis – Leptodon – Elanoides – Chondrohierax – Macheiramphus
2d subgroup:
Gampsonyx – Chelictinia – Elanus
3d subgroup divided into 3 parts:
Rostrhamus – Harpagus – Icitnia (New World)
Milvus – Haliastur (Old World)
Lophoictinia – Hamirostra (Australasia)
2d Group: Fish Eagles
Haliaeetus – Ichthyophaga -
3d Group: Old World Vultures
Necrosyrtes – Gyps – Aegypius – Torgos – Trigonoceps – Sarcogyps
Gyapaetus barbatus
Neophron percnopterus
Gypohierax angolensis
4th Group: Snake-Eagles – Serpent-Eagles – Bateleur
Circaetus
Spilornis – Dryotriornis -Eutriorchis (Serpent-Eagles)
Terathopius (Bateleur)
5th Group: Harriers – Harrier-Hawks - Crane Hawk
Circus – Polyboroides
Geranospiza caerulescens (Crane Hawk)
6th Group: Goshawks, Sparrowhawks, Hawks
Accipiter
Urotriorchis – Megatriorchis – Erythrotriorchis – Melierax - Micronisus
7th Group: Buzzards – Hawks – Buzzard-eagle – Solitary Eagles
Leucopternis – Buteogallus – Parabuteo – Busarellus – Geranoetus – Harpyhaliaetus
Butastur (Africa and Asia) – Kaupifalco (Africa) – Buteo nitidus (Grey Hawk)
8th Group: Hawks Buteo – Buzzards except Australia
1 - The American hawks: 14 species + Hispaniola, Galapagos Archipelago and Hawaii
2 - The African buzzards: 5 species + Madagascar
3 - The hawk’ species present in several continents:
3a - The African/Asian/European hawks – 2 species
3b - The American/European hawks – 1 species
3c - The Asian Hawks – 1 species
9th Group: Eagles (the 4 largests)
Harpia – Morphnus (Americas)
Pithecophaga (Philippines)
Harpyopsis (New Guinea)
10th Group: Booted Eagles
First part: Genus Ictinaetus and Genus Aquila
Second part: Genus Hieraaetus
Third part: Genus Polemaetus - Genus Lophaetus - Genus Stephanoaetus
Fourth part:
Genera Spizaetus and Nisaetus