Buteoninae
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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 beak
s for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talon
s. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.
This subfamily contains the buzzard
s, true eagles and sea eagles
.
Bird of prey
Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. They are defined as birds that primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
subfamily which consists of medium to large broad-winged species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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They have large powerful hooked beak
Beak
The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating and for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young...
s for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talon
Talon
A talon is a sharp claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey, such as the eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, or buzzard. It may also refer to:Places:* Talon, Nièvre, a commune in the Nièvre département in France...
s. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.
This subfamily contains the buzzard
Buzzard
A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.-Old World:In the Old World Buzzard can mean:* One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings....
s, true eagles and sea eagles
Sea eagle (bird)
A sea eagle is any of the birds of prey in the genus Haliaeetus in the bird of prey family Accipitridae....
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Systematics
SUBFAMILY BUTEONINAE- Genus Geranoaetus - Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- Genus ButeoButeoButeo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in North America...
- buteonine hawks (North America) or buzzards (Europe): nearly 30 species (probably paraphyletic, might include Leucopternis in part and Parabuteo)
- Genus Parabuteo - Harris's Hawk
- Genus ButeogallusButeogallusButeogallus is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. All members of this genus are essentially Neotropical, but the distribution of a single species extends slightly into extreme southern USA. Most are known as black-hawks or mangrove-hawks...
- crab hawks: 5 species (probably paraphyletic, might include Leucopternis in part and Harpyhaliaetus)
- Genus Busarellus - Black-collared Hawk
- Genus LeucopternisLeucopternisLeucopternis is a Neotropical genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. They are generally associated with tropical or subtropical forests, and most are uncommon or rare...
- grey hawks (probably polyphyletic)- Plumbeous HawkPlumbeous HawkThe Plumbeous Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Leucopternis plumbeus - Slate-colored Hawk, Leucopternis schistaceus
- Barred HawkBarred HawkThe Barred Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It has also been known as the Black-chested Hawk....
, Leucopternis princeps - Black-faced HawkBlack-faced HawkThe Black-faced Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. This low-density species has traditionally been believed to be restricted to Amazon Basin north of the Amazon River, but there are several records south of this river, in, for example, the Brazilian states of Pará and...
, Leucopternis melanops - White-browed HawkWhite-browed HawkThe White-browed Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in northern South America's southern Amazon Basin in eastern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Brazil....
, Leucopternis kuhli - White-necked HawkWhite-necked HawkThe White-necked Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations. The species feeds on insects and other invertebrates...
, Leucopternis lacernulatus - Semiplumbeous HawkSemiplumbeous HawkThe Semiplumbeous Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Leucopternis semiplumbeus - White HawkWhite HawkThe White Hawk , a bird of prey breeding in the tropical New World, belongs to the family Accipitridae of the Falconiformes; it is sometimes separated in the Accipitriformes with the other hawks and their relatives...
, Leucopternis albicollis - Grey-backed HawkGrey-backed HawkThe Grey-backed Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Leucopternis occidentalis - Mantled HawkMantled HawkThe Mantled Hawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24...
, Leucopternis polionotus
- Plumbeous Hawk
- Genus Kaupifalco - Lizard Buzzard
- Genus ButasturButasturButastur is a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It contains the following species:* Rufous-winged Buzzard * Grasshopper Buzzard * White-eyed Buzzard...
- Grasshopper BuzzardGrasshopper BuzzardThe Grasshopper Buzzard is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali,...
, Butastur rufipennis - White-eyed BuzzardWhite-eyed BuzzardThe White-eyed Buzzard is a medium sized hawk, unrelated to the true buzzards of the genus Buteo, found in South Asia. Adults are characteristic, having a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris and a white throat with a contrasting mesial stripe and bordered by dark moustachial stripes. The head is...
, Butastur teesa - Rufous-winged BuzzardRufous-winged BuzzardThe Rufous-winged Buzzard is an Asian bird of prey. It is a resident breeder in southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia. It is a species of deciduous forest and second growth up to 800 m....
, Butastur liventer - Grey-faced BuzzardGrey-faced BuzzardThe Grey-faced Buzzard is an Asian bird of prey. It is typically between 41 and 46 cm in length, making it a medium-sized raptor. It breeds in East Russia, North China, Korea, and Japan, and winters in South-east Asia....
, Butastur indicus
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Genus HarpyhaliaetusHarpyhaliaetusHarpyhaliaetus is a genus of eagles. Recent studies have shown that the Solitary Eagle is closely related to the black-hawks, in particular the Savanna Hawk which is smaller and browner but otherwise very similar to "Harpyhaliaetus"...
- solitary eagles- Crowned Solitary EagleCrowned Solitary EagleThe Crowned Solitary Eagle , typically known simply as the Crowned Eagle is an endangered bird of prey from eastern and central South America...
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- Crowned Solitary Eagle
- Montane Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
- Genus Morphnus - Crested Eagle
- Genus Harpia - Harpy Eagle
- Genus Pithecophaga - Philippine Eagle
- Genus Harpyopsis - Papuan Eagle
- Genus Oroaetus
- Black-and-chestnut EagleBlack-and-chestnut EagleThe Black-and-chestnut Eagle is a South American species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is sometimes called Isidor's Eagle. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Oroaetus....
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- Black-and-chestnut Eagle
- Genus Spizastur
- Black-and-white Hawk-EagleBlack-and-white Hawk-eagleThe Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family...
, Spizastur melanoleucus
- Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
- Genus SpizaetusSpizaetusSpizaetus is the typical hawk-eagle birds of prey genus found in the tropics of the Americas. It was however used to indicate a group of tropical eagles that included species occurring in southern and southeastern Asia and one representative of this genus in the rainforests of West Africa. The Old...
crested hawk-eagles: c.4 species
- Genus NisaetusNisaetusNisaetus is a genus of eagles found mainly in tropical Asia. They were earlier placed within the genus Spizaetus but molecular studies show that the Old World representatives were closer to the genus Ictinaetus than to the New World Spizaetus...
- c.9 species
- Genus Lophaetus - Long-crested Eagle (possibly junior synonym of Ictinaetus)
- Genus StephanoaetusStephanoaetusStephanoaetus is a genus of very large birds of prey from Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Only one of the two known species is extant.-Species:* Crowned Eagle or Crowned Hawk-eagle ....
- Crowned Eagle
- Genus Polemaetus - Martial Eagle
- Genus "HieraaetusHieraaetusThe genus Hieraaetus, sometimes known as hawk-eagles, denoted a group of smallish eagles usually placed in the Buteoninae subfamily of accipitrids....
" - hawk-eagles: 3 species; Genus name unavailable or belongs in Aquila
- Genus Lophotriorchis - Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle
- Genus AquilaAquila (genus)Aquila is the genus of true eagles. It is often united with the buteos, sea eagles and other more heavyset Accipitridae, but more recently it appears as if they are less distinct from the more slender accipitrine hawks than believed...
- true eagles: c.12 species; paraphyletic
- Genus Ictinaetus - Black Eagle
- Genus Haliaeetus - sea eagles and brown fish-eagles: 8 species
- Genus IchthyophagaIchthyophagaIchthyophaga is a genus of two species of eagles, closely related to the sea-eagles in the genus Haliaeetus. Both are native to southeastern Asia, from the Indian subcontinent southeast to Sulawesi. They are smaller than the Haliaeetus eagles, though overlapping in size with the smaller species of...
- grey fish eagles: 2 species
- Genus Harpagornis - might belong into Aquila
- Haast's EagleHaast's EagleHaast's Eagle was a species of massive eagles that once lived on the South Island of New Zealand. The species was the largest eagle known to have existed. Its prey consisted mainly of gigantic flightless birds that were unable to defend themselves from the striking force and speed of these eagles,...
, Harpagornis moorei (extinct)
- Haast's Eagle