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Order Falconiformes

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Order Falconiformes (5 families, 25 genera, 287 species)

• Family Accipitridae (20 genera, 28 species)
  Vulture
  • Genus Accipiter (4 species)
    Sparrowhawk
    • Accipiter gentilis
      Goshawk
    • Accipiter minullus
      African Little Sparrowhawk
    • Accipiter brevipes
      Levant Sparrowhawk
    • Accipiter nisus
      Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  • Genus Erythrotriorchis (1 species)
    • Erythrotriorchis radiatus
      Red Goshawk
  • Genus Melierax (2 species)
    • Melierax gabar
      Gabar Goshawk
  • Genus Harpia (1 species)
    • Harpia harpyja
      Harpy Eagle
  • Genus Harpyopsis(1 species)
    • Harpyopsis novaeguineae
      New Guinea Harpy Eagle
  • Genus Pithecophaga (1 species)
    • Pithecophaga jefferyi
      Monkey-eating Eagle
  • Genus Spizastur (1 species)
    • Spizastur ornatus
      Ornate Hawk Eagle
  • Genus Hieraetus (1 species)
    • Hieraetus fasciatus
      Bonelli's Eagle
  • Genus Polemaetus (1 species)
    • Polemaetus bellicosus
      Martial Eagle
  • Genus Ichthyophaga (2 species)
    • Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
      Fish Eagle
    • Ichthyophaga naga
      Lesser Fishing Eagle
  • Genus Aquila (2 species)
    • Aquila chrysaetos
      Golden Eagle
    • Aquila verreauxi
      Verreaux's Eagle
  • Genus Haliaeetus (3 species)
    • Haliaeetus leucocephalus
      Bald Eagle
    • Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus
      Northern Bald Eagle
    • Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus
      Southern Bald Eagle
  • Genus Buteo (1 species)
    • Buteo buteo
      Buzzard
  • Genus Gypaetus (1 species)
    • Gypaetus barbatus
      Lammergeier
  • Genus Milvus (2 species)
    • Milvus milvus
      Kite
    • Milvus migrans
      Black or Black-eared
  • Genus Haliastur(1 species)
    • Haliastur indus
      Brahminy Kite
  • Genus Hamirostra (1 species)
    • Hamirostra melanosternon
  • Genus Rostrhamus (1 species)
    • Rostrhamus sociabilis
      Everglade Kite
  • Genus Elanoides (1 species)
    • Elanoides forficatus
      Swallow-tailed Kite
  • Genus Elanus (1 species)
    • Elanus leucurus
      The White-tailed Kite
• Family Cathartidae (3 genera,3 species)
  • Genus Vultur (1 species)
    • Vultur gryphus
      Andean Condor
  • Genus Gymnogyps (1 species)
    Condor
    • Gymnogyps californianus
      California Condor
  • Genus Cathartes (1 species)
    • Cathartes aura
      Turkey Vulture
• Family Falconidae (1 genus, 6 species)
  • Genus Falco
    • Falco rusticolus
      Gyrfalcon
    • Falco columbarius
      Merlin
    • Falco tinnunculus
      Kestral
    • Falco sparverius
      American Kestrel
    • Falco peregrinus
      Peregrine
    • Falco peregrinus anatum
      American Peregrine
• Family Pandionidae (1 genus, 1 species)
  • Genus Pandion (1 species)
    • Pandion haliaetus
      Osprey

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