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.

This page contains species that are termed hawks or buzzards.


Genus Busarellus - 1 species

Hawk,_Black-collared  Busarellus nigricollis   Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1, 3) Jerry Oldenettel  2) Thomas Junier



Genus Butastur

Buzzard, White-eyed  Butastur teesa  Found: south Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) J M Garg



Genus Buteo  

Buzzard, Augur Buteo augur Found: Africa Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Carolina Raptor Center-  4, 6) Dick - Tanzania  
    5) Charlie Westerinen - South Africa     



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, Jackal  Buteo rufofuscus   Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2, 4, 5) Dick Daniels - Eagle Encounters aviary in South Africa
    3) Dick near De Hoop, South Africa  6) Sandy Cole near Tenikwa Cats, South Africa 



Buzzard, Long-legged  Buteo rufinus  Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: A. Jo


Hawk, Broad-winged   Buteo platypterus   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Carolina Raptor Center  3) Julie Waters - Marlboro, VT


Hawk, Ferruginous Buteo regalis   Found: North America
Photographed by:  1) Dick Daniels - Flamingo Gardens - Flroida    2) USFWS  3) Alan Vernon - Cambria, California


Hawk, Galápagos  Buteo galapagoensis Found: Galapagos Islands
Photographed by: 1) Len Blumin 


Hawk, Grey  aka Grey-lined Hawk  Buteo nitidus  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 3) Brian Snelson 2) Belgian chocolate  4) The Lilac Breasted Roller


Hawk, Hawaiin  Buteo solitarius  Endemic to Hawaii
Photographed by: 1) Bryan Harry of the National Park Service  2) cliff1066 - Honolulu Zoo


Hawk, Red-shouldered Buteo lineatus   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - North Carolina  3) Dick - Carolina Raptor Center  4, 5, 6) Dick - Florida  7, 8) Mike Baird
6) Juvenile



Hawk, Red-tailed Buteo jamaicensis   Found: North America
Photographed by:   1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7) Dick Daniels - Carolina Raptor Center  4) Dick - North Carolina   8) Ted Grussing



Hawk, Roadside  Buteo magnirostris  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches  2) Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes


Hawk, Rough-legged Buteo lagopus   Found: North America
Photographed by :  1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Carolina Raptor Center  4) Dick - New Hampshire Walter
    5) Siegmund Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge    6) Alan D Wilson



Hawk, Swainson's Buteo swainsoni  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Charlie Westerinen - Baker City, Oregon  2) Charlie - Strawberry Reservoir in Utah   
    3, 4) Dick Daniels - Wyoming   5) Alan Vernon
5) Dark morph



Hawk, Variable  Buteo polyosoma  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Turelio - falconry centre Hellenthal, Germany  3, 4) Howard - Tussac Point on the East Falkland Island
3, 4) Red-backed hawk subspecies


Hawk, White-tailed  Buteo albicaudatus  Found: The Americas
Photographed by Alan and Elaine Wilson - Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron County, Texas



Genus Buteogallus
Buteogallus like crabs and other large crustaceans and thus are sometimes called crab-hawks.

Hawk, Common Black Buteogallus anthracinus Found: North America, South America
Photographed by: 1) Hans Hillewaert - Playa Blanca, Cahuita, Costa Rica 
2) Jerry Oldenettel on the Bay of Nicoya, Costa Rica 3) Ted Grussing


Hawk, Great Black  Buteogallus urubitinga  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by:  1)  Andrea Grosse 


Hawk, Savanna  Buteogallus meridionalis  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Dario Sanches  2) Berrucomons 



Genus Geranospiza - 1 species

Hawk, Crane  Geranospiza caerulescens  Found: South America, Australia
Photographed by: 1) Nori Almeida  2) Jerry Oldenettel



Genus Kaupifalco - 1 species

Buzzard, Lizzard  Kaupifalco monogrammicus  Found: south Asia
Photographed by: Gabriel Buissart



Genus Leucopternis

Hawk, Semiplumbeous  Leucopternis semiplumbeus  Found: South America
Photographed by: Michael Woodruff


Hawk, White  Leucopternis albicollis  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dominic Sherony



Genus Macheiramphus - 1 species

Hawk, Bat  Macheiramphus alcinus  Found: Africa, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Johan van Rensburg  2) Gary Albert



Genus Parabuteo - 1 species

Hawk, Harris's Parabuteo unicinctus   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Carolina Raptor Center   3, 4)  Alan D Wilson  at Ramirez Ranch, Near Roma, Texas  
      5, 6) Dick Daniels - Center for Birds of Prey, Charleston, South Carolina