The Zoochat Photographic Guide To Birds of Prey

Urotriorchis


Long-tailed Hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)

The range of this species extends throughout West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Sierra Leone and Liberia in the west to southwesternmost South Sudan in the east, and south to northwest Angola.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Haliaeetus


White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

The range of this species extends throughout coastal regions of southeast Asia, from the Western Ghats of southwest India and Sri Lanka in the west to southern China and Hainan in the east, through the Philippines, Greater and Lesser Sundas and Moluccas to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, and south from here into coastal Australia and Tasmania.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Tomek




Sanford's Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus sanfordi)

Endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)

The range of this species extends throughout sub-Saharan Africa from Mauritania in the west to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, and south to the Cape; absent from the Horn of Africa.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Hix




Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides)

Endemic to coastal western Madagascar.

Monotypic.

Photo by @lintworm




Pallas's Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

The range of this species extends throughout much of central and southern Asia, from the northeast Caucasus in the west, throughout Kazakhstan and southern Siberia into Mongolia and northeast China in the east, south through western China and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea, and from here through the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal and Bhutan to central China and northern Myanmar in the east; absent from the Tibetan Plateau and the arid deserts to the north, as far as the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, and populations north of the Himalayas are largely migratory.

Monotypic.

Photo by @stu freeman




White-tailed Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

The range of this species extends in a widespread distribution throughout the northern Palaearctic from southern Greenland and Iceland in the west, through Scandinavia and central Europe into western Russia and Siberia, as far as the Russian Far East and northeast China in the east; populations in the central and northern reaches of this range are largely migratory, with wintering populations occuring in a patchy distribution from central Europe in the west, through Asia Minor and the Caucasus into the Middle East, Himalayan foothills and central China, to the Korean Peninsula and Japan in the east.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Falconry UK




Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout much of northern and central North America, from Alaska and northern Canada in the north to central California in the southwest and Florida in the southeast, with breeding populations throughout most of the continental USA comprising a highly-fragmented distribution; the wintering range of this species extends throughout the Pacific coastline of Alaska and Canada to the northern USA and immediately-adjacent southern Canada, as far south as northwest and central Mexico.

Two subspecies recognised:

H. l. washingtoniensis - photo by @Zoological Point



H. l. leucocephalus - photo by @Great Argus




Steller's Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East, from Sakhalin in the west to Kamchatka in the east, and the western coastline of the Bering Sea to the north; the wintering range of this species extends south through the coastal Russian Far East and the Kuril Islands into northern Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Dormitator


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Icthyophaga


Lesser Fish-eagle (Icthyophaga humilis)

The range of this species extends from northwest India in the west, through the Himalayas to northern Myanmar, and south from here throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula into the Greater Sundas, and as far east as the Sula Islands and Buru; a disjunct population exists in southern India.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Grey-headed Fish-eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus)

The range of this species extends in a patchy distribution of disjunct populations throughout India and Sri Lanka, and from north-central India and adjacent Nepal through the Himalayas to northern Myanmar, and south from here throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula into the Greater Sundas and Philippines.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Pedro


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Haliastur


Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

The range of this species extends throughout the lowlands of New Guinea, and south throughout Australia - barring the arid interior - and into New Caledonia.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Chlidonias




Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

The range of this species extends throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka and into southern Indochina and southeast China, and from here south through the Malay Peninsula, the Greater and Lesser Sundas, and the Moluccas, to New Guinea; from here, the species extends east into the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands, and south throughout the northern and eastern coast of Australia.

Four subspecies recognised:

H. i. indus - photo by @ralph



H. i. intermedius - photo by @alexkant



H. i. girrenera - photo by @Terry Thomas



H. i. flavirostris
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Milvus


Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

The range of this species extends patchily and in a highly-fragmented distribution throughout Europe, from the British Isles, Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa in the west to westernmost European Russia in the east; populations in the western portion of this range are largely resident, with southern populations representing wintering populations which breed in the eastern portions of this range.

Monotypic; a now-extinct population in the Cape Verde Islands was once regarded as a distinct subspecies, but is now believed to have represented highly-introgressive natural hybrids with M. migrans.

Photo by @gentle lemur




Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

The range of this species represents a widespread distribution throughout the Old World and Australasia, from western Europe, the Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa in the west to the Russian Far East and Japan in the east, and south throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia into the Moluccas, New Guinea and Australia; populations north of a line roughly-described by the Sahara, Himalayas and Japan are largely summer breeding, wintering south of this line, where resident populations also occur.

Seven subspecies recognised:

M. m. migrans - photo by @Maguari



M. m. govinda - photo by @Chlidonias



M. m. formosanus
M. m. affinis - photo by @WhistlingKite24



M. m. lineatus - photo by @Deer Forest



M. m. aegyptius - photo by @Maguari



M. m. parasitus - photo by @lintworm


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Busarellus


Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

The range of this species extends from central Mexico in the north, through Central America into much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as northeast Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil; largely absent from northwest Brazil and adjacent Venezuela.

Two subspecies recognised:

B. n. nigricollis - photo by @devilfish



B. n. leucocephalus
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Geranospiza


Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens)

The range of this species extends from coastal northwest Mexico in the north, through Central America and into Colombia, extending along the Pacific slope of the Andes as far south as northwest Peru and extending throughout South America east of the Andes as far south as northeast Argentina and northern Uruguay.

Six subspecies recognised:

G. c. livens
G. c. nigra
G. c. balzarensis
G. c. caerulescens - photo by @devilfish



G. c. gracilis
G. c. flexipes
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Butastur


Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)

The summer breeding range of this species extends in a narrow band throughout the Sahel zone of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east; wintering populations extend to the south, from Sierra Leone in the west to Somalia in the east, and south from here into Tanzania.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)

The range of this species extends from southern Iran in the west, throughout the Indian Subcontinent and the southern foothills of the Himalayas, to northeast India and Myanmar in the east.

Monotypic.

Photo by @fofo




Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)

The range of this species extends patchily from northern Myanmar and southern China in the north, throughout Indochina to the northern reaches of the Malay Peninsula in the south; disjunct populations exist in Java and Sulawesi.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)

The summer breeding range of this species extends from northeast China into adjacent Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula, and from here into Japan; wintering populations extend throughout southeast China into Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, and from here throughout the Philippines, Greater Sundas and Moluccas.

Monotypic.

Photo by @baboon


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Ictinia


Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

The summer breeding range of this species extends in a patchy and highly-fragmented distribution throughout south-central and southeast USA, and perhaps into northernmost Mexico; wintering populations occur in central South America, from southeast Bolivia and southwest Brazil in the north to northeast Argentina in the south.

Monotypic.

Photo by @snowleopard




Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)

The range of this species extends from northeast Mexico in the north, throughout Central America into Colombia, southwest from here into western Ecuador and throughout much of South America east of the Andes as far south as Paraguay and northern Argentina.

Monotypic.

Photo by @devilfish


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Rostrhamus


Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

The range of this species extends patchily from the Florida Everglades and Cuba in the north, through the Yucatan Peninsula into Central America as far south as northern Colombia, and from here in a fragmented distribution throughout much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as east-central Argentina and Uruguay, and on the Pacific slope of the Andes as far south as southern Ecuador; largely absent from northern Brazil and adjacent Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas.

Three subspecies recognised:

R. s. plumbeus - photo by @Ituri



R. s. major
R. s. sociabilis - photo by @ronnienl


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Helicolestes


Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus)

The range of this species extends patchily throughout much of northern South America, from Panama in the north, along the eastern slopes of the Andes to northern Bolivia in the south, and east throughout Amazonian Brazil and the Guianas to the Atlantic.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Rupornis


Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)

The range of this species extends throughout Central America and into the majority of South America east of the Andes, from east-central Mexico in the north to northeast Argentina and Uruguay in the south; on the western slope of the Andes the range of the species extends as far south as southwest Ecuador.

Twelve subspecies recognised:

R. m. griseocauda - photo by @vogelcommando



R. m. conspectus - photo by @vogelcommando



R. m. gracilis
R. m. sinushonduri
R. m. petulans - photo by @savethelephant



R. m. alius
R. m. magnirostris - photo by @ronnienl



R. m. occiduus - photo by @Nick@Amsterdam



R. m. saturatus - photo by @devilfish



R. m. nattereri
R. m. magniplumis
R. m. pucherani
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Parabuteo


Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

The range of this species extends from the southwest USA, throughout Mexico and Central America, into much of South America barring the majority of the Andes and the Amazon Basin, from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas in the north to the arid coastal slopes of Peru in the south, and from eastern Brazil in the north to east-central Argentina in the south, and west from here into central Bolivia and Chile.

Two subspecies recognised:

P. u. harrisi - photo by @Great Argus



P. u. unicinctus - photo by @Nick@Amsterdam




White-rumped Hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous)

The range of this species extends from the montane regions of Colombia and Venezuela, south throughout the Andes to Bolivia and northern Argentina; a disjunct population extends throughout southern Brazil into southeast Paraguay and northeast Argentina.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Cryptoleucopteryx


Plumbeous Hawk (Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea)

The range of this species extends from eastern Panama in the north, south through western Colombia into northwest Ecuador in the south; a disjunct population is present in southwest Ecuador and adjacent northwest Peru.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Buteogallus


Slate-colored Hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus)

The range of this species extends throughout the Amazon Basin, from southeast Colombia and adjacent southwest Venezuela in the north to north-central Bolivia in the south, and east to north-central Brazil and adjacent French Guiana.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)

The range of this species extends from southwest USA, throughout Mexico and Central America, and patchily into northern South America as far south as coastal western Ecuador and as far east as Guyana and the Lesser Antilles.

Five subspecies recognised:

B. a. anthracinus - photo by @Maguari



B. a. utilensis
B. a. rhizophorae
B. a. bangsi - photo by @ralph



B. a. subtilis


Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii)

Endemic to coastal Cuba and the Isle of Pines.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Rufous Crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis)

The range of this species extends from Trinidad and adjacent eastern Venezuela, throughout the Atlantic coastline of South America to southeast Brazil.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

The range of this species extends from Panama in the north, and throughout much of South America, from northern Colombia to northwest Peru on the western slopes of the Andes, throughout Venezuela and the Guianas to northeast Brazil, and south from here to northern Argentina and Uruguay.

Monotypic.

Photo by @devilfish




White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus)

The range of this species is restricted to a highly-fragmented stretch of the Atlantic coastline of eastern Brazil.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)

The range of this species extends from the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines of northern Mexico, south through Central America into much of South America, as far south as northeast Peru west of the Andes, and as far south as northern Argentina and Uruguay east of the Andes.

Two subspecies recognised:

B. u. ridgwayi
B. u. urubitinga - photo by @devilfish




Black Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus solitarius)

The range of this species extends in a patchy and highly-fragmented distribution from western Mexico in the north, through Central America into northern Colombia, and from here south through the Andes to northwest Argentina and east through northern Venezuela into the Guianas.

Two subspecies recognised:

B. s. sheffleri
B. s. solitarius

No photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Crowned Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus coronatus)

The range of this species extends from eastern Bolivia and east-central Brazil in the north to southeast Brazil and central Argentina in the south; absent from much of south-central Brazil, and extirpated from Uruguay.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Morphnarchus


Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps)

The range of this species extends patchily from northern Costa Rica, through Panama into the eastern and western slopes of the northern Andes from western Colombia to northwest Peru.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Semioptera


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Geranoaetus


White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)

The range of this species extends patchily from south-central USA, through Mexico and Central America into northern South America from central Colombia to northeast Brazil, with a disjunct population extending through much of central and southern South America, from northern Bolivia to eastern Brazil, and south to central Argentina.

Three subspecies recognised:

G. a. hypospodius - photo by @d1am0ndback



G. a. colonus
G. a. albicaudatus


Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)

The range of this species extends throughout the Andes from central Colombia to southern Chile and Argentina, and east throughout the southern portion of this range to the Atlantic coastline of east-central Argentina, Tierra Del Fuego, and the Falklands.

Four subspecies recognised:

G. p. polyosoma
G. p. poecilochrous - photo by @Nick@Amsterdam



G. p. fjeldsai
G. p. exsul

Photo by @devilfish



Photo by @Nick@Amsterdam




Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

The range of this species extends from northwest Venezuela throughout the Andes to southeast Bolivia and Paraguay, and from here east to the Atlantic coastline of eastern and southern Brazil, and south throughout Argentina and southern Chile to Tierra del Fuego.

Two subspecies recognised:

G. m. australis - photo by @robreintjes



G. m. melanoleucus
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Pseudastur


White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)

The range of this species extends patchily from southern Mexico, through Central America into western Colombia, and from here throughout South America east of the Andes as far south as eastern Bolivia and west-central Brazil, and as far east as northeast Brazil.

Four subspecies recognised:

P. a. ghiesbreghti
P. a. costaricensis
P. a. williaminae
P. a. albicollis - photo by @snowleopard




Grey-backed Hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis)

The range of this species is restricted to a patchy and fragmented distribution in western Ecuador and adjacent northwest Peru.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Mantled Hawk (Pseudastur polionotus)

The range of this species is restricted to a narrow stretch of coastal eastern and southeast Brazil, extending inland in the south to southeast Paraguay.

Monotypic.

Photo by @devilfish


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Leucopternis


Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus)

The range of this species extends from eastern Honduras and Nicaragua in the north, through Central America into western Colombia, and south from here into northwest Ecuador.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops)

The range of this species extends throughout southeast Venezuala, the Guianas and the Amazon Basin north of the Amazon, extending west into eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli)

The range of this species extends throughout the Amazon Basin south of the Amazon, extending as far west as eastern Peru and as far south as northeast Bolivia.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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