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    The Accipitridae (/ˌæksɪˈpɪtrɪdiː, -deɪ/) is one of the four 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 sparrowhawks in the family Accipitridae. The species were formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The genus Astur...
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    Accipitrinae (category Accipitridae)
    The Accipitrinae are the subfamily of the Accipitridae often known as the "true" hawks. The subfamily contains 73 species that are divided into 11 genera...
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    Accipiter (/ækˈsɪpədər/) is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. Some species are called sparrowhawks, but there are many sparrowhawks...
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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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    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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    A harrier is a member of the genus Circus in Accipitridae, a family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground,...
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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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    white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the most...
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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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    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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    Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, particularly in the subfamilies Elaninae and Perninae and certain genera...
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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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    (2004). "The Identity of the Fossil Raptor of the Genus Amplibuteo (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Quaternary of Cuba". Caribbean Journal of Science. 40 (1):...
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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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    Chinese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza soloensis) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. The Chinese...
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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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    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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    the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although...
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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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    prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species: Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parabuteo. "Accipitridae". aviansystematics...
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    is a small species of African and Arabian bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The gabar goshawk is polymorphic and occurs in two distinct forms which...
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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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    Chondrohierax is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, with two species. The hook-billed kite is widespread in the warmer parts of the Americas...
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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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    Polyboroides is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This genus has two recognized species found in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. The...
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    population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The booted eagle was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist...
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    black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. The great...
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