Bird group

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

250 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Cuckoo-Hawk is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

African Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga vocifer
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Fish-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

African Goshawk
Aerospiza tachiro
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Goshawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Harrier-Hawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

African Marsh Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Marsh Harrier is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The American Goshawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Andaman Serpent-Eagle
Andaman Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis elgini
Vulnerable≈ 1K–4K

The Andaman Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of the Andaman Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or…

Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Augur Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ayres's Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Barred Hawk
Morphnarchus princeps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Barred Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bat Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision and…

Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bateleur is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Bearded Vulture
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Near Threatened≈ 2K–10K

The Bearded Vulture is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Besra
Tachyspiza virgata
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Besra is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It uses keen…

Bicolored Hawk
Astur bicolor
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bicolored Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black Baza is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It uses…

Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It uses…

Black Goshawk
Astur melanoleucus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Goshawk is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Black Harrier
Circus maurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Harrier is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Black Honey-buzzard
Henicopernis infuscatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Honey-buzzard is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Least Concern≈ 1M–7M

The Black Kite is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision and…

Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-and-chestnut Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen…

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Black-breasted Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-breasted Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It…

Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-chested Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-collared Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Black-faced Hawk
Leucopternis melanops
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-faced Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Black-mantled Goshawk
Tachyspiza melanochlamys
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-mantled Goshawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-shouldered Kite is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black-winged Kite is a bird of prey of Africa, Europe, Asia, and open landscapes across the Old World. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus alboniger
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blyth's Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Least Concern≈ 50–70

The Bonelli's Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Booted Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Brahminy Kite is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Broad-winged Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Brown Goshawk
Tachyspiza fasciata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Goshawk is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Brown Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cape Griffon is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cassin's Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Chaco Eagle
Buteogallus coronatus
Endangered≈ 1K-2.5K

The Chaco Eagle is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Changeable Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
Aerospiza castanilius
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision…

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis buergersi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Chilean Hawk
Astur chilensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chilean Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Chinese Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza soloensis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Chinese Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cinereous Harrier is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Near Threatened≈ 15.6K–21K

The Cinereous Vulture is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Collared Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza cirrocephala
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Collared Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Common Black Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Least Concern≈ ~700K

The Common Buzzard is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Congo Snake-Eagle
Circaetus spectabilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Congo Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cooper's Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Crane Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Crested Eagle is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Crested Goshawk
Lophospiza trivirgata
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Crested Goshawk is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Crested Serpent-Eagle
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Least Concern≈ 30–40

The Crested Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Crowned Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Cuban Black Hawk
Buteogallus gundlachii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cuban Black Hawk is a bird of prey of Cuba, Hispaniola, and nearby Caribbean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Cuban Kite
Chondrohierax wilsonii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cuban Kite is a bird of prey of Cuba, Hispaniola, and nearby Caribbean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dark Chanting-Goshawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Doria's Hawk
Megatriorchis doriae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Doria's Hawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Double-toothed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Chanting-Goshawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Eastern Marsh Harrier
Circus spilonotus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Eastern Marsh Harrier is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Endangered≈ 12.4K–36K

The Egyptian Vulture is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Eurasian Goshawk
Astur gentilis
Least Concern≈ 900K–1.5M

The Eurasian Goshawk is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Eurasian Griffon
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Eurasian Griffon is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Least Concern≈ ~1.5M

The Eurasian Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The European Honey-buzzard is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses…

Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ferruginous Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Fiji Goshawk
Tachyspiza rufitorques
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fiji Goshawk is a bird of prey of Fiji, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Flores Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus floris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Flores Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Forest Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Frances's Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza francesiae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Frances's Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gabar Goshawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Galapagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Galapagos Hawk is a bird of prey of the Galapagos Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or catch…

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Golden Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Grasshopper Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Gray Goshawk
Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray Goshawk is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision and…

Gray-backed Hawk
Pseudastur occidentalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-backed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Gray-bellied Hawk
Accipiter poliogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-bellied Hawk is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Gray-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Gray-faced Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Near Threatened≈ 10K–100K

The Gray-headed Fish-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Gray-headed Goshawk
Tachyspiza poliocephala
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-headed Goshawk is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-headed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-lined Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Great Black Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Great Black Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga
Vulnerable≈ 3.9K–10K

The Greater Spotted Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Gundlach's Hawk
Astur gundlachi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gundlach's Hawk is a bird of prey of Cuba, Hispaniola, and nearby Caribbean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Gurney's Eagle
Aquila gurneyi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gurney's Eagle is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Vulnerable≈ 50K-100K

The Harpy Eagle is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Harris's Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Hawaiian Hawk
Buteo solitarius
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hawaiian Hawk is a bird of prey of the Hawaiian Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or catch fish…

Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Hen Harrier is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Henst's Goshawk
Astur henstii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Henst's Goshawk is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill…

Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Himalayan Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Himalayan Griffon
Gyps himalayensis
Near Threatened≈ 66K–334K

The Himalayan Griffon is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hooded Vulture is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hook-billed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Imitator Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza imitator
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Imitator Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Imperial Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Vulnerable≈ 2.5K–10K

The Imperial Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Indian Spotted Eagle
Clanga hastata
Vulnerable≈ 2.5K–10K

The Indian Spotted Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Indian Vulture
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Critically Endangered≈ 10K-15K

The Indian Vulture is a bird of prey of the Indian subcontinent and adjoining South Asian lowlands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Jackal Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza gularis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Japanese Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Javan Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus bartelsi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Javan Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Jerdon's Baza
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Jerdon's Baza is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Lappet-faced Vulture is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Near Threatened≈ 2.5K–10K

The Legge's Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Lesser Fish-Eagle
Lesser Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga humilis
Near Threatened≈ 1K–10K

The Lesser Fish-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Lesser Spotted Eagle
Clanga pomarina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Lesser Spotted Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Letter-winged Kite is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Levant Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza brevipes
Least Concern≈ 8.2K–20.4K

The Levant Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Little Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Little Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza minulla
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Little Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Lizard Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Long-crested Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Long-legged Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Long-tailed Hawk
Urotriorchis macrourus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Long-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Long-tailed Honey-buzzard
Henicopernis longicauda
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Long-tailed Honey-buzzard is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen…

Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Long-winged Harrier is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Madagascar Buzzard
Buteo brachypterus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Buzzard is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda madagascariensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Madagascar Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga vociferoides
Critically Endangered≈ 100-250

The Madagascar Fish-Eagle is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides radiatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Harrier-Hawk is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Madagascar Serpent-Eagle
Eutriorchis astur
Critically Endangered≈ 100-250

The Madagascar Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Madagascar Sparrowhawk
Accipiter madagascariensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Malagasy Harrier
Circus macrosceles
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Malagasy Harrier is a bird of prey of Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill…

Mantled Hawk
Pseudastur polionotus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mantled Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Martial Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Meyer's Goshawk
Astur meyerianus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Meyer's Goshawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mississippi Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Moluccan Goshawk
Tachyspiza henicogramma
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Moluccan Goshawk is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Least Concern≈ ~200K

The Montagu's Harrier is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mountain Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Near Threatened≈ 10K–50K

The Mountain Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Mountain Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis kinabaluensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mountain Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

New Britain Goshawk
Tachyspiza princeps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Britain Goshawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

New Britain Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza brachyura
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Britain Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and…

New Caledonian Goshawk
Tachyspiza haplochroa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Caledonian Goshawk is a bird of prey of Fiji, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

New Guinea Eagle
Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Guinea Eagle is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Nicobar Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis klossi
Endangered≈ 250–2.5K

The Nicobar Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of the Nicobar Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or…

Nicobar Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza butleri
Vulnerable≈ 500–2.5K

The Nicobar Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of the Nicobar Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or catch…

Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Northern Harrier is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Oriental Honey-buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ornate Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Osprey
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Least Concern≈ ~460K

The Osprey is a bird of prey of coasts, lakes, and rivers worldwide outside the highest Arctic. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Accipiter ovampensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pacific Baza is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Pale Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pale Chanting-Goshawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Pallas's Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Endangered≈ 1K–2.5K

The Pallas's Fish-Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Near Threatened≈ 18K–30K

The Pallid Harrier is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Palm-nut Vulture is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Papuan Harrier
Circus spilothorax
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Papuan Harrier is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pearl Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Philippine Eagle
Pithecophaga jefferyi
Critically Endangered≈ 400-500

The Philippine Eagle is a bird of prey of the Philippine islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or catch…

Philippine Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus philippensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Philippine Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of the Philippine islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge, or…

Philippine Honey-buzzard
Pernis steerei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Philippine Honey-buzzard is a bird of prey of the Philippine islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge,…

Philippine Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis holospilus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Philippine Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of the Philippine islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge,…

Pied Goshawk
Tachyspiza albogularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pied Goshawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or…

Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Pied Harrier is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It uses…

Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus pinskeri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Plumbeous Hawk
Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Plumbeous Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Plumbeous Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Pygmy Eagle
Hieraaetus weiskei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pygmy Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Red Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red Goshawk is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Least Concern≈ ~2K

The Red Kite is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision and…

Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Critically Endangered≈ 10K-15K

The Red-headed Vulture is a bird of prey of the Indian subcontinent and adjoining South Asian lowlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Red-necked Buzzard
Buteo auguralis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-necked Buzzard is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-shouldered Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza erythropus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-thighed Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Reunion Harrier
Circus maillardi
Endangered≈ 100-250

The Reunion Harrier is a bird of prey of Reunion in the Mascarene Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt, scavenge,…

Ridgway's Hawk
Buteo ridgwayi
Critically Endangered≈ 500-1K

The Ridgway's Hawk is a bird of prey of Cuba, Hispaniola, and nearby Caribbean islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Roadside Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Rough-legged Hawk is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Rufous Crab Hawk
Buteogallus aequinoctialis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous Crab Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Rufous-bellied Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Near Threatened≈ 1K–10K

The Rufous-bellied Eagle is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision…

Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza erythrauchen
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Rufous-tailed Hawk
Buteo ventralis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-thighed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Rufous-winged Buzzard
Butastur liventer
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Rufous-winged Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration…

Rüppell's Griffon
Gyps rueppelli
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rüppell's Griffon is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Sanford's Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga sanfordi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sanford's Sea-Eagle is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Savanna Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Scissor-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Scissor-tailed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Semicollared Hawk
Microspizias collaris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Semicollared Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Semiplumbeous Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Shikra is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It uses keen…

Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Short-toed Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses…

Slate-colored Hawk
Buteogallus schistaceus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Slate-colored Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Slaty-mantled Goshawk
Tachyspiza luteoschistacea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Slaty-mantled Goshawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Slender-billed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
Critically Endangered≈ 1K-2.5K

The Slender-billed Vulture is a bird of prey of the Indian subcontinent and adjoining South Asian lowlands. It uses keen vision and…

Small Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza nanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Small Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Snail Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Socotra Buzzard
Buteo socotraensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Socotra Buzzard is a bird of prey of Socotra in the northwestern Indian Ocean. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Solitary Eagle
Buteogallus solitarius
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Solitary Eagle is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Southern Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus fasciolatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Banded Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision…

Spanish Eagle
Aquila adalberti
Vulnerable≈ 5K-10K

The Spanish Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision and…

Spot-tailed Goshawk
Tachyspiza trinotata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spot-tailed Goshawk is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spotted Harrier is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Square-tailed Kite is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Steller's Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Steller's Sea-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen vision…

Steppe Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Endangered≈ 50K–75K

The Steppe Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen vision…

Sulawesi Goshawk
Lophospiza griseiceps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulawesi Goshawk is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus lanceolatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Sulawesi Honey-buzzard
Pernis celebensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulawesi Honey-buzzard is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis rufipectus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Swainson's Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Swallow-tailed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Swamp Harrier is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Vulnerable≈ 100K–500K

The Tawny Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Tiny Hawk
Microspizias superciliosus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tiny Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision and…

Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Upland Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes. It…

Variable Goshawk
Tachyspiza hiogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Variable Goshawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet…

Variable Hawk
Geranoaetus polyosoma
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Variable Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Verreaux's Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza rhodogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It uses keen vision and…

Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wahlberg's Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wallace's Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey of Wallacea and nearby Indonesian islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wedge-tailed Eagle is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to…

Western Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Banded Snake-Eagle is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Western Marsh Harrier is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Whistling Kite is a bird of prey of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. It uses keen vision and powerful feet or bill to hunt,…

White Hawk
Pseudastur albicollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen vision…

White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-backed Vulture is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The White-bellied Sea-Eagle is a bird of prey of Old World forests, savannas, mountains, wetlands, and migration routes. It uses keen…

White-browed Hawk
Leucopternis kuhli
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-browed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

White-collared Kite
Leptodon forbesi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-collared Kite is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The White-eyed Buzzard is a bird of prey of South, East, and Southeast Asian forests, wetlands, mountains, and seasonal migration routes.…

White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-headed Vulture is a bird of prey of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and highlands. It uses keen vision and…

White-necked Hawk
Buteogallus lacernulatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-necked Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

White-rumped Hawk
Parabuteo leucorrhous
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-rumped Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

White-rumped Vulture
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Critically Endangered≈ 10K-15K

The White-rumped Vulture is a bird of prey of the Indian subcontinent and adjoining South Asian lowlands. It uses keen vision and powerful…

White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Least Concern≈ 20K–50K

The White-tailed Eagle is a bird of prey of Europe, western and central Asia, North Africa, and seasonal wintering regions. It uses keen…

White-tailed Hawk
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-tailed Kite is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

White-throated Hawk
Buteo albigula
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-throated Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…

Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Zone-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey of North, Central, and South American forests, grasslands, wetlands, and mountains. It uses keen…