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Circaetinae A Accipitridae is one of them independent families within the sequentially Falconiformes (the diurnal birds of prey). Numbers of easily-known birds rather hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures are involved therein class action. (Virtually entirely, but not all, more raptorial bird belong to the Falconidae, or falcon personal, which is typically raised to the level of an independent the correct sequence.)

Largely because of a explosive impact of modern molecular biology, the todays classification of the Accipitridae is confused, by using different authorities placing the two around different orders. A Osprey is often positioned inside the separate personal Pandionidae, and a New World vultures are besides unremarkably at present regarded when separate.

Sequentially FALCONIFORMES Personal Accipitridae Subfamily Elaninae Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus Letter-winged Kite, Elanus scriptus Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii Bat Hawk, Machaerhamphus alcinus Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus Subfamily Perninae African Baza, Aviceda cuculoides Madagascar Baza, Aviceda madagascariensis Jerdon's Baza, Aviceda jerdoni Pacific Baza, Aviceda subcristata Black Baza, Aviceda leuphotes Long-tailed Honey Buzzard, Hernicopernis longicauda Black Honey Buzzard, Hernicopernis infuscatus European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus Oriental Honey Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus Barred Honey-buzzard, Pernis celebensis Grey-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis White-collared Kite, Leptodon forbesi Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus Subfamily Milvinae Double-toothed Kite, Harpagus bidentatus Rufous-thighed Kite, Harpagus diodon Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis Slender-billed Kite, Rostrhamus hamatus Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus Red Kite, Milvus milvus Black Kite, Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite, Milvus lineatus Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon Subfamily Accipitrinae Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus Grey-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter poliogaster Crested Goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus Sulawesi Goshawk, Accipiter griseiceps Red-chested Goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii African Goshawk, Accipiter tachiro Chinese Goshawk, Accipiter soloensis Frances' Goshawk, Accipiter francesii Spot-tailed Goshawk, Accipiter trinotatus Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae Brown Goshawk, Accipiter fasciatus Black-mantled Goshawk, Accipiter melanochlamys Pied Goshawk, Accipiter albogularis Fiji Goshawk, Accipiter rufitorques White-bellied Goshawk, Accipiter haplochrous Moluccan Goshawk, Accipiter henicogrammus Grey-headed Goshawk, Accipiter poliocephalus New Britain Goshawk, Accipiter princeps Black Goshawk, Accipiter melanoleucus Henst's Goshawk, Accipiter henstii Meyer's Goshawk, Accipiter meyerianus Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, Accipiter castanilius Nicobar Sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri Levant Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk, Accipiter luteoschistaceus Imitator Sparrowhawk, Accipiter imitator Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythropus Little Sparrowhawk, Accipiter minullus Japanese Sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis Small Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nanus Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythrauchen Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus New Britain Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brachyurus Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rhodogaster Madagascar Sparrowhawk, Accipiter madagascariensis Ovampo Sparrowhawk, Accipiter ovampensis Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, Accipiter rufiventris Shikra, Accipiter badius Tiny Hawk, Accipiter superciliosus Semicollared Hawk, Accipiter collaris Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus White-breasted Hawk, Accipiter chionogaster Plain-breasted Hawk, Accipiter ventralis Rufous-thighed Hawk, Accipiter erythronemius Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii Gundlach's Hawk, Accipiter gundlachi Bicoloured Hawk, Accipiter bicolor Besra, Accipiter virgatus Gabar Goshawk, Micronisus gabar Dark Chanting Goshawk, Melierax metabates Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Melierax poliopterus Pale Chanting Goshawk, Melierax canorus Long-tailed Hawk, Urotriorchis macrourus Red Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis radiatus Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk, Erythrotriorchis buergersi Doria's Goshawk, Megatriorchis doriae Subfamily Buteoninae Black-chested Buzzard-eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris Ridgway's Hawk, Buteo ridgwayi White-rumped Hawk, Buteo leucorrhous Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis Red-backed Hawk, Buteo polyosoma Puna Hawk, Buteo poecilochrous Gray Hawk, Buteo nitidus Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus Hawaiian Hawk, Buteo solitarius Rufous-tailed Hawk, Buteo ventralis Mountain Buzzard, Buteo oreophilus Madagascar Buzzard, Buteo brachypterus Upland Buzzard, Buteo hemilasius Red-necked Buzzard, Buteo auguralis Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur Archer's Buzzard, Buteo archeri Jackal Buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus Harris' Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus Mangrove Black Hawk, Buteogallus subtilis Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga Rufous Crab Hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis Savanna Hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis Plumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis plumbea Slate-coloured Hawk, Leucopternis schistacea Barred Hawk, Leucopternis princeps Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops White-browed Hawk, Leucopternis kuhli White-necked Hawk, Leucopternis lacernulata Semiplumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbea White Hawk, Leucopternis albicollis Grey-backed Hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis Mantled Hawk, Leucopternis polionota Lizard Buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus Grasshopper Buzzard, Butastur rufipennis White-eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa Rufous-winged Buzzard, Butastur liventer Grey-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus Crowned Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus coronatus Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Crested Eagle, Morphnus guianensis Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi New Guinea Eagle, Harpyopsis novaeguineae Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Oroaetus isidori Black-and-white Hawk Eagle, Spizastur melanoleucus Cassin's Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus africanus Changeable Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus Mountain Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis Blyth's Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus alboniger Javan Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus bartelsi Sulawesi Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus lanceolatus Philippine Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus philippensis Wallace's Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus nanus Black Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus Ornate Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus ornatus Long-crested Eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis Crowned Hawk Eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus Martial Eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus Bonelli's Eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus Booted Eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus African Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus spilogaster Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides Ayres' Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii Rufous-bellied Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca Spanish Imperial Eagle, Aquila adalberti Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina Verreaux's Eagle, Aquila verreauxii Gurney's Eagle, Aquila gurneyi Wahlberg's Eagle, Aquila wahlbergi Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax Black Eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Steller's Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer White-bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster Sanford's Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus sanfordi Madagascar Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vociferoides Pallas' Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus Lesser Fish Eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Subfamily Aegypiinae: old world vultures Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus Eurasian Black Vulture or Monk Vulture, Aegypius monachus Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotus White-headed Vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis Common Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus Rüppell's Vulture or Rüppell's Griffon, Gyps rueppellii Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Gyps himalayensis Cape Griffon, Gyps coprotheres White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus Indian White-rumped Vulture, Gyps bengalensis Long-billed Vulture, Gyps indicus Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus Palm Nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus Subfamily Circinae: harriers Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus Western Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus Eastern Marsh Harrier, Circus spilonotus African Marsh Harrier, Circus ranivorus Swamp Harrier, Circus approximans Madagascar Marsh Harrier, Circus maillardi Long-winged Harrier, Circus buffoni Spotted Harrier, Circus assimilis Black Harrier, Circus maurus Cinereous Harrier, Circus cinereus Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus Pied Harrier, Circus melanoleucos Madagascar Harrier-hawk, Polyboroides radiatus African Harrier-hawk, Polyboroides typus Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens Subfamily Circaetinae: snake-eagles Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus Black-chested Snake-eagle, Circaetus pectoralis Brown Snake-eagle, Circaetus cinereus Fasciated Snake-eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus Banded Snake-eagle, Circaetus cinerascens Crested Serpent-eagle, Spilornis cheela Nicobar Serpent-eagle, Spilornis minimus Mountain Serpent-eagle,Spilornis kinabaluensis Sulawesi Serpent-eagle, Spilornis rufipectus Philippine Serpent-eagle, Spilornis holospilus Andaman Serpent-eagle, Spilornis elgini

For an guide taxonomy, understand likewise Sibley-Alquist taxonomy. Look at too list of birds.

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Red Kites
Very brief information on Milvus milvus in the UK.






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