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    The Accipitridae (/ˌæksɪˈpɪtrɪdiː, -deɪ/) is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey...
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    Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. The subfamily Accipitrinae...
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    is a genus containing hawks, goshawks and sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae. The species were formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The genus Astur...
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    raptors of two distinct biological families: the Old World vultures (Accipitridae), which occurs only in the Eastern Hemisphere; and the New World vultures...
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    also known as the pern or common pern, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The European honey buzzard was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish...
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  • goshawk (Tachyspiza princeps) is a bird of prey species in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. This species was formerly placed...
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    Eagle (category Accipitridae)
    golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely...
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    harrier is a member of the genus Circus in the a bird of prey family Accipitridae. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding...
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    includes about 79 currently recognized species. Unlike the many lineages of Accipitridae which seem to have radiated out of Africa or South Asia, the Buteoninae...
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    Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle". A molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae published in 2024 found that the genus Clanga was sister to the genus...
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    prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species: Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parabuteo. "Accipitridae". aviansystematics...
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    Accipiter (/ækˈsɪpədər/) is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. With around 50 recognized species it is the most diverse genus in its...
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    Aerospiza is a genus containing goshawks and a sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae that are found in Africa. The three species in the genus were formerly...
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    Tachyspiza is a genus containing goshawks and sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae. The species were formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The genus Tachyspiza...
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    Harpiinae shown below is based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024. Verheyen...
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    distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. They are one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere...
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    Erythrotriorchis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species: "Erythro-" is from a Greek word for "red", and...
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    Lophospiza is a genus of Asian birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Lophospizinae. The two species placed in...
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    birds of prey in the subfamily Haliaeetinae of the bird of prey family Accipitridae. Ten extant species exist, currently described with this label. The subfamily...
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    an Old World vulture, it actually forms a separate minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest...
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  • Species Family Maximum height Details Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppellii Accipitridae 11,300 metres (37,100 feet). Vultures use their excellent eyesight to...
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    the four composing the subfamily Harpiinae within the large family Accipitridae. Previously thought to be closely related, the Philippine eagle has been...
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    Perninae shown below is based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024. Griffiths...
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    Other schemes place it alongside the hawks and eagles in the family Accipitridae. The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy has placed it together with the other diurnal...
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    Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, particularly in subfamilies Milvinae, Elaninae, and Perninae. The term is...
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    hawks, eagles and other larger birds of prey from the unrelated family Accipitridae, who use talons on their feet. The largest falcon is the gyrfalcon at...
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  •   Extinct in the wild (EW): 5 species   Critically endangered (CR): 223 species   Endangered (EN): 460 species   Vulnerable (VU): 798 species   Near threatened...
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    belongs to the family Accipitridae. The typical eagles are often united with the buteos, sea eagles and other more heavy-set Accipitridae, but more recently...
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    Icthyophaga (category Accipitridae)
    Article 33.2.3 and the correct spelling of Icthyophaga Lesson 1843 (Aves: Accipitridae)". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 74 (1): 136–137. doi:10.21805/bzn...
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    Melierax is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Established by George Robert Gray in 1840, it contains the following species: The name...
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