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 Aquila

Eagle, Booted Aquila pennata   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by:1) Lip Kee Yap  2) Chandima Gunadasa - Sri Lanka


Eagle, Golden Aquila chrysaetos   Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Hawaii
Photographed by: 1, 3) Dick Daniels - Carolina Raptor Center    2) Dick - Jungle Island of Miami   4) J. Glover of Atlanta, Georgia



Eagle, Greater-spotted  Aquila clanga  Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2) JM Garg - India


Eagle, Lesser Spotted  Aquila pomarina   Found: Europe
Photographed by: 1) Dragus - Birdpark Marlow


Eagle, Steppe Aquila nipalensis   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) 4028mdk09  2) Lilly M - Kadzidlowo, Poland   3) Arno Meintjes
    4, 5) Dick Daniels - World of Birds, South Africa   



Eagle, Tawny Aquila rapax   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by:  1, 2, 3) Arno Meintjes  4, 5) Dick Daniels - Tanzania
1) Juvenile




Genus Haliaeetus
Fish eagles, also know as sea eagles.

Eagle, White-tailed  Haliaeetus albicilla  Found: Europe, Asia
Photographer: 1) Jorg Hempel 



Genus Circaetus
Snake-eagles

Eagle, Short-toed  Circaetus gallicus  Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Orchi  2) Mario M







Genus Pandion - 1 species

Osprey Pandion haliaetus   Found: all continents except Antarctica
Photographed by:  1) Dick Daniels - Florida 2, 4, 5 Dick - North Carolina   3) Dick - North Carolina  6) Charlie Westerinen - California