Birds Guide

Buteoninae
Common Buzzard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Aves   Order: Falconiformes   Family: Accipitridae   Subfamily: Buteoninae
Genera
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Buteoninae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of medium to large broad-winged species.

They have large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talons. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.

This subfamily contains the buzzards and true eagles.

Species

SUBFAMILY BUTEONINAE

• Genus Geranoaetus
  • Black-chested Buzzard-eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus

• Genus Buteo
  • Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
    Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
    Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
    Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
    Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis
    Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
    Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus
    Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
    Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris
    Ridgway's Hawk, Buteo ridgwayi
    White-rumped Hawk, Buteo leucorrhous
    Short-tailed Hawk, Buteo brachyurus
    White-throated Hawk, Buteo albigula
    White-tailed Hawk, Buteo albicaudatus
    Galápagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis
    Red-backed Hawk, Buteo polyosoma
    Puna Hawk, Buteo poecilochrous
    Gray Hawk, Buteo nitidus
    Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus
    Hawaiian Hawk, Buteo solitarius
    Rufous-tailed Hawk, Buteo ventralis
    Mountain Buzzard, Buteo oreophilus
    Madagascar Buzzard, Buteo brachypterus
    Upland Buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
    Red-necked Buzzard, Buteo auguralis
    Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur
    Archer's Buzzard, Buteo archeri
    Jackal Buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus

• Genus Parabuteo
  • Harris' Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus

• Genus Buteogallus
  • Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
    Mangrove Black Hawk, Buteogallus subtilis
    Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga
    Rufous crab Hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis
    Savanna Hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis

• Genus Busarellus
  • Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis

• Genus Leucopternis
  • Plumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis plumbea
    Slate-coloured Hawk, Leucopternis schistacea
    Barred Hawk, Leucopternis princeps
    Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops
    White-browed Hawk, Leucopternis kuhli
    White-necked Hawk, Leucopternis lacernulata
    Semiplumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbea
    White Hawk, Leucopternis albicollis
    Grey-backed Hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis
    Mantled Hawk, Leucopternis polionota

• Genus Kaupifalco
  • Lizard Buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus

• Genus Butastur
  • Grasshopper Buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
    White-eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa
    Rufous-winged Buzzard, Butastur liventer
    Grey-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus

• Genus Harpyhaliaetus
  • Crowned Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
    Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

• Genus Morphnus
  • Crested Eagle, Morphnus guianensis

• Genus Harpia
  • Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja

• Genus Pithecophaga
  • Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi

• Genus Harpyopsis
  • New Guinea Eagle, Harpyopsis novaeguineae

• Genus Oroaetus
  • Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Oroaetus isidori

• Genus Spizastur
  • Black-and-white Hawk-eagle, Spizastur melanoleucus

• Genus Spizaetus
  • Cassin's Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus africanus
    Changeable Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus cirrhatus
    Mountain Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis
    Blyth's Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus alboniger
    Javan Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus bartelsi
    Sulawesi Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus lanceolatus
    Philippine Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus philippensis
    Wallace's Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nanus
    Black Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus
    Ornate Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus

• Genus Lophaetus
  • Long-crested Eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis - possibly belongs into Ictinaetus

• Genus Stephanoaetus
  • Crowned Hawk-eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus

• Genus Polemaetus
  • Martial Eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus

• Genus Hieraaetus
  • Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
    Ayres' Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii
    Rufous-bellied Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii

• Genus Aquila
  • Bonelli's Eagle, Aquila fasciata - formerly Hieraaetus fasciatus
    Booted Eagle, Aquila pennata - formerly Hieraaetus pennatus
    African Hawk-eagle, Aquila spilogastra - formerly Hieraaetus spilogaster
    Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
    Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
    Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
    Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis
    Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax
    Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga - to be moved to Lophaetus or Ictinaetus
    Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina - to be moved to Lophaetus or Ictinaetus
    Verreaux's Eagle, Aquila verreauxii
    Gurney's Eagle, Aquila gurneyi
    Wahlberg's Eagle, Aquila wahlbergi
    Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax

• Genus Ictinaetus
  • Black Eagle, Ictinaetus malayensis

• Genus Haliaeetus
  • White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
    Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    Steller's Sea-eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus
    African Fish-eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer
    White-bellied Sea-eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
    Sanford's Fish-eagle, Haliaeetus sanfordi
    Madagascar Fish-eagle, Haliaeetus vociferoides
    Pallas' Sea-eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus

• Genus Ichthyophaga
  • Lesser Fish-eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis
    Grey-headed Fish-eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus