RAPTORS of Asia
Raptors are carnivorous. They hunt by sight during the day, are long lived, and have low reproductive rates. The catch their prey via strong claws – three pointing forward and one pointing backward.
The raptors that hunt by day are: hawks, eagle, buzzards, harriers, kites, vultures, falcons, caracaras. Owls hunt by night. Raptors are also called birds of prey.
Hawks
Order Accipitriformes Family Accipitridae
The order Accipitriformes contains the diurnal (active during the day) birds of prey: hawks, goshawks, eagles, kites, vultures, ospreys, secretary birds. These birds have sometimes been considered part of the Falconiformes which contains the falcons, but DNA evidence indicates the orders should be separate.
The Accipitridae family contains the hawks, goshawks, eagles, kites, Old World vultures. Subfamilies are often used to group related species, but the subfamiles for much of Accipitridae are in flux. They will be used here if there is agreement for their members.
Genus Butastur
Buzzard, White-eyed Butastur teesa Found: south Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) J M Garg
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Genus Buteo
Buzzard, Common Buteo Buteo Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Mark Medcalf - Scotland, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Center for Birds of Prey, Charleston, South Carolina
4) Arno Meintjes
4) The Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus) is a subspecies of the Common Buzzard
Buzzard, Long-legged Buteo rufinus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: A. Jo
Genus Circus
Harrier, Eastern Marsh Circus spilonotus Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1) Frankie Chu 2) Andy Li
Harrier, Northern aka Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Found: North America, Central America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson - Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Near Woodland, Washington
2) Alan Wilson - Road Dike, Richmond, British Columbia 3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina
Genus Kaupifalco - 1 species
Buzzard, Lizzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus Found: south Asia
Photographed by: Gabriel Buissart
Genus Macheiramphus - 1 species
Hawk, Bat Macheiramphus alcinus Found: Africa, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Johan van Rensburg 2) Gary Albert
Genus Accipiter
Goshawk, Crested Accipiter trivirgatus Found: Asia
Photographed by: Ainus
Shikra Accipiter badius Found: Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Thoi Gujarat 2) Ravi Vaidyanathan
Sparrowhawk, Eurasian aka Northern Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1, 3) Eddy Van 3000 2) Meneer Zjeroen 4) Christian Knoch
Genus Pernis
Buzzard, European Honey aka Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Rainer Altenkamp 2) Jo Mur - Zambia
Buzzard, Oriental Honey Pernis ptilorhynchus Found: Asia
Photographed by J M Garg
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