Accipitrinae - Birds of Prey

The genus Accipitrinae is often referred to as the "true" hawks.

These are primarily woodland birds that hunt by sudden dashes from a hidden perch.

They have long tails, broad wings and high visual acuity. Indeed, hawks are said to have a vision that is several times as sharp as that of humans.

They are popular in the sport of falconry - that involves taming and training a bird of prey to hunt.

Species in taxonomic order

• Subfamily Accipitrinae
  
  
  • Genus Accipiter
    • Northern Goshawk, A. gentilis
    
    
    • Eurasian Sparrowhawk, A. nisus
    
    
    • Grey-bellied Goshawk, A. poliogaster
    
    
    • Crested Goshawk, A. trivirgatus
    
    
    • Sulawesi Goshawk, A. griseiceps
    
    
    • Red-chested Goshawk, A. toussenelii
    
    
    • African Goshawk, A. tachiro
    
    
    • Chinese Goshawk, A. soloensis
    
    
    • Frances's Sparrowhawk, A. francesii
    
    
    • Spot-tailed Goshawk, A. trinotatus
    
    
    • Grey Goshawk, A. novaehollandiae
    
    
    • Brown Goshawk, A. fasciatus
    
    
    • Pied Goshawk, A. albogularis
    
    
    • Fiji Goshawk, A. rufitorques
    
    
    • White-bellied Goshawk, A. haplochrous
    
    
    • Moluccan Goshawk, A. henicogrammus
    
    
    • Grey-headed Goshawk, A. poliocephalus
    
    
    • New Britain Goshawk, A. princeps
    
    
    • Black Goshawk, A. melanoleucus
    
    
    • Henst's Goshawk, A. henstii
    
    
    • Meyer's Goshawk, A. meyerianus
    
    
    • Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, A. castanilius
    
    
    • Nicobar Sparrowhawk, A. butleri
    
    
    • Levant Sparrowhawk, A. brevipes
    
    
    • Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk, A. luteoschistaceus
    
    
    • Imitator Sparrowhawk, A. imitator
    
    
    • Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, A. erythropus
    
    
    • Little Sparrowhawk, A. minullus
    
    
    • Japanese Sparrowhawk, A. gularis
    
    
    • Small Sparrowhawk, A. nanus
    
    
    • Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, A. erythrauchen
    
    
    • Collared Sparrowhawk, A. cirrocephalus
    
    
    • New Britain Sparrowhawk, A. brachyurus
    
    
    • Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, A. rhodogaster
    
    
    • Madagascar Sparrowhawk, A. madagascariensis
    
    
    • Ovampo Sparrowhawk, A. ovampensis
    
    
    • Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, A. rufiventris
    
    
    • Shikra, A. badius
    
    
    • Tiny Hawk, A. superciliosus
    
    
    • Semicollared Hawk, A. collaris
    
    
    • Sharp-shinned Hawk, A. striatus
    
    
    • White-breasted Hawk, A. chionogaster
    
    
    • Plain-breasted Hawk, A. ventralis
    
    
    • Rufous-thighed Hawk, A. erythronemius
    
    
    • Cooper's Hawk, A. cooperii
    
    
    • Gundlach's Hawk, A. gundlachi
    
    
    • Bicolored Hawk, A. bicolor
    
    
    • Besra, A. virgatus
  
  
  • Genus Melierax
  
  
  • Genus Urotriorchis
    
    
    • Long-tailed Hawk, U. macrourus
  
  
  • Genus Erythrotriorchis
  
  
  • Genus Megatriorchis
    
    
    • Doria's Goshawk, M. doriae

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