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 Geranoaetus - 1 species
Buzzard-eagles

Eagle, Black Buzzard- also Black-chested Buzzard-eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Caronna   2) Turelio - falconry centre Hellenthal, Germany 



Genus Spizaetus

New World Hawk-eagles. They are forest birds with several species having a preference for highland woodlands. They build stick nests in trees. The sexes are similarly plumaged with typical raptor brown upperparts and pale underparts, but young birds are distinguishable from adults, often by a whiter head. [wikipedia]

Eagle, Black Hawk-  Spizaetus tyrannus  Found: South America
Photographed by: Tom Friedel in rehabilitaiton, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina


Eagle, Black-and-white Hawk-  Spizaetus melanoleucus  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Mateus Hidalgo 


Eagle, Black and chestnut   Spizaetus isidori  Found: South America
Photographed by: Tom Friedel



Genus Harpyhaliaetus
Solitary eagles

Eagle, Crowned Solitary  Harpyhaliaetus coronatus  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Mateus Hidalgo  2, 3) Nori Almeida


Eagle, Solitary  Harpyhaliaetus solitarius  Found: South America
Photographed by: Tom Friedel




Genus Harpia - 1 species

Eagle, Harpy  Harpia harpyja   Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Tom Friedel  2) Charlie Westerinen - Miami Zoo  3) Dick Daniels - Jacksonville Zoo








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