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Members of the "Buteogallus group" are also called hawks, with the exception of solitary eagle species. Buteo is the type genus of the subfamily Buteoninae. This subfamily traditionally includes eagles and sea-eagles, but Lerner and Mindell (2005) [ 8 ] proposed placing them into separate the subfamilies Aquilinae and Haliaaetinae.
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 264 species of Accipitriformes distributed among four families. Among them is the family Cathartidae (New World vultures) that as of early 2025 the American Ornithological Society (AOS), the Clements taxonomy , and BirdLife International 's Handbook of the Birds of the World ...
Hawks, including the accipitrines, are believed to have vision several times sharper than humans, in part because of the great number of photoreceptor cells in their retinas (up to 1,000,000 per square mm, against 200,000 for humans), a very high number of nerves connecting the receptors to the brain, and an indented fovea, which magnifies the ...
Accipitriformes, currently with 262 species and 75 genera in 4 extant families and possibly 1 extinct family, is the largest diurnal raptor order. DNA sequence analyses suggest that divergences within Accipitriformes began around the Eocene/Oligocene boundary about 34 mya, with the split of the group including genera Elanus and Gampsonyx from ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
This trail running bird lover shares a unique perspective on autumnal raptor migration.
Buteonine hawks usually watch for prey from a perch but most species will also readily hunt on the wing, including from a high soar. Many buteonines are amongst the most generalized feeders, often feeding on any active small animal they find, and will generally eat whatever diurnal rodent or lagomorph is most locally common.
While all hawks symbolize keen sight and rising above challenges, different hawk species each carry their own meaning: Red-Tailed Hawk. Extremely common in North America, the red-tailed hawk is ...