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Accipitridae - Hawks, Eagles and Kites
 
       
  * Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus caeruleus
  * Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus
White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus leucurus
 
  Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii leonae single member of genus
 
  African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus typus
 
  Palmnut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis single member of genus
 
  Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus percnopterus single member of genus
 
Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis cayanensis single member of genus
 
Updated - 06.09.15 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus monotypic
 
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus yetapa single member of genus
 
  Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monotypic, single member of genus
 
Updated - 06.09.15 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus monotypic
  Ruppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii erlangeri
  Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres monotypic
 
  White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos single member of genus
 
  * Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela burmanicus  
  * Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela ricketti  
  * Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela malayensis  
 
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini monotypic
Updated - 06.09.15 Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis monotypic
  Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus monotypic
  Southern Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus monotypic
  Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens monotypic
 
  Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis  
 
  Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus serus  
  Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori monotypic
 
  African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus monotypic, single member of genus
 
Updated - 06.09.15 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis malayensis single member of genus
 
  Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina monotypic
  Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga monotypic
 
  Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi monotypic
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus monotypic
  Ayres Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii monotypic
 
  * Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax belisarius
  * Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax rapax
  Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis orientalis
  Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii monotypic
Updated - 06.09.15 African Hawk Eagle Aquila spilogaster monotypic
 
  * Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus single member of genus
  * Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus meridionalis single member of genus
 
  Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar gabar single member of genus
 
  * Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates metabates
Updated - 06.09.15 * Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates mechowi
  Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus monotypic
  Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus monotypic
 
  Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus indicus
  * African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro unduliventer
  * African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro tachiro
  * Shikra Accipiter badius polyzonoides
  * Shikra Accipiter badius poliopsis
  Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis sibiricus
  Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis monotypic
  Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris rufiventris
  Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis monotypic
  Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus melanoleucus
 
  Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus  
  Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus monotypic
  African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus monotypic
  Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni monotypic
  Black Harrier Circus maurus monotypic
  Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus monotypic
  Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus monotypic
  Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus monotypic
 
  * Black Kite Milvus migrans migrans
  * Black Kite Milvus migrans lineatus
  Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius parasitus
 
  Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus intermedius  
 
Updated - 06.09.15 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer monotypic
 
  Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis monotypic
  Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer monotypic
  Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus monotypic
 
Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea monotypic
 
  Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis nigricollis single member of genus
 
  Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis single member of genus
 
  Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens balzarensis single member of genus
 
  Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus
Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis monotypic
  Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga urubitinga  
 
* Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris magnirostris single member of genus
* Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris pucherani single member of genus
 
  * Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
  * Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus unicinctus
  White-rumped Hawk Parabuteo leucorrhous monotypic
 
White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus colonus
Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosoma
  Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis
 
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus monotypic
  Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus japonicus
  Common Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus
  Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus monotypic
  Augur Buzzard Buteo augur monotypic
Updated - 06.09.15 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus monotypic