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Buteoninae

Buteonidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae Subfamily: Buteoninae
Genera
22 genera. See text for list.

Buteoninae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of medium to large broad-winged species.

They have large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talons. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.

This subfamily contains the buzzards and typical eagles.

Species

• ORDER FALCONIFORMES
• Family Accipitridae
  • Subfamily Elaninae
  • Subfamily Milvinae
  • Subfamily Accipitrinae
  • Subfamily Buteoninae
    • Black-chested Buzzard-eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    • Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
    • Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
    • Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
    • Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
    • Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis
    • Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
    • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
    • Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
    • Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris
    • Ridgway's Hawk, Buteo ridgwayi
    • White-rumped Hawk, Buteo leucorrhous
    • Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus
    • White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula
    • White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus
    • Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis
    • Red-backed Hawk, Buteo polyosoma
    • Puna Hawk, Buteo poecilochrous
    • Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus
    • Hawaiian Hawk, Buteo solitarius
    • Rufous-tailed Hawk, Buteo ventralis
    • Mountain Buzzard, Buteo oreophilus
    • Madagascar Buzzard, Buteo brachypterus
    • Upland Buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
    • Red-necked Buzzard, Buteo auguralis
    • Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur
    • Archer's Buzzard, Buteo archeri
    • Jackal Buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus
    • Harris' Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus
    • Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
    • Mangrove Black Hawk, Buteogallus subtilis
    • Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga
    • Rufous crab Hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis
    • Savanna Hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis
    • Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis
    • Plumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis plumbea
    • Slate-coloured Hawk, Leucopternis schistacea
    • Barred Hawk, Leucopternis princeps
    • Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops
    • White-browed Hawk, Leucopternis kuhli
    • White-necked Hawk, Leucopternis lacernulata
    • Semiplumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbea
    • White Hawk, Leucopternis albicollis
    • Grey-backed Hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis
    • Mantled Hawk, Leucopternis polionota
    • Lizard Buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus
    • Grasshopper Buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
    • White-eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa
    • Rufous-winged Buzzard, Butastur liventer
    • Grey-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus
    • Crowned Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
    • Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
    • Crested Eagle, Morphnus guianensis
    • Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja
    • Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi
    • New Guinea Eagle, Harpyopsis novaeguineae
    • Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Oroaetus isidori
    • Black-and-white Hawk-eagle, Spizastur melanoleucus
    • Cassin's Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus africanus
    • Changeable Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus
    • Mountain Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis
    • Blyth's Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus alboniger
    • Javan Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus bartelsi
    • Sulawesi Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus lanceolatus
    • Philippine Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus philippensis
    • Wallace's Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nanus
    • Black Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus
    • Ornate Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus
    • Long-crested Eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis
    • Crowned Hawk-eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus
    • Martial Eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus
    • Bonelli's Eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus
    • Booted Eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
    • African Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus spilogaster
    • Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
    • Ayres' Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii
    • Rufous-bellied Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii
    • Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
    • Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
    • Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis
    • Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax
    • Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga
    • Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina
    • Verreaux's Eagle, Aquila verreauxii
    • Imperial Eagle or Adalbert's Eagle, Aquila (heliaca) adalberti
    • Gurney's Eagle, Aquila gurneyi
    • Wahlberg's Eagle, Aquila wahlbergi
    • Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax
    • Black Eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis
    • White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
    • Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    • Steller's Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus
    • African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer
    • White-bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
    • Sanford's Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus sanfordi
    • Madagascar Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vociferoides
    • Pallas' Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus
    • Lesser Fish Eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis
    • Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
  • Subfamily Aegypiinae: Old World vultures
  • Subfamily Circinae: harriers
  • Subfamily Circaetinae: snake-eagles