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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (R) Northern harrier, Circus husonius (O)
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. Nineteen species have been recorded in Virginia. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A)
Black hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus tyrannus (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820) 82 Black-and-white hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816) 83 Ornate hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus ornatus (Daudin, 1800) 84 Black-and-chestnut eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus isidori (des Murs, 1845) 85 Crowned eagle: Accipitridae ...
The black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus, formerly Spizastur melanoleucus) is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family (Accipitridae). It is found throughout a large part of tropical America , from southern Mexico to northern Argentina .
Although the term "bird of prey" could theoretically be taken to include all birds that actively hunt and eat other animals, [4] ornithologists typically use the narrower definition followed in this page, [5] excluding many piscivorous predators such as storks, cranes, herons, gulls, skuas, penguins, and kingfishers, as well as many primarily ...
This is a fairly distinctive 21–23-cm long passerine with white underparts and black upperparts extending from the top of the head down to the tail. The bird has a characteristic white "V" on the back and a relatively long black tail with white outer feathers and white tips on the other feathers. The bill, eyes and legs are black.
The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo. [2]
The bill is black, with a blue cere, and the feet are white with black talons. [26] On the underside of the wings the wrists are black, which serves as a field mark . [ 30 ] A short tail and long, narrow wings with four long, finger-like feathers, and a shorter fifth, give it a very distinctive appearance.