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Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald eagle)
Genus species:
   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Common name:
   Bald eagle
Genus:
   Haliaeetus
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Aegypius monachus (Eurasian black vulture) in flight in Spain
Genus species:
   Aegypius monachus
Common name:
   Eurasian black vulture
Genus:
   Aegypius
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Buteogallus urubitinga (Great black hawk)
Genus species:
   Buteogallus urubitinga
Common name:
   Great black hawk
Genus:
   Buteogallus
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald eagle)
Genus species:
   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Common name:
   Bald eagle
Genus:
   Haliaeetus
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Aegypius monachus (Eurasian black vulture) in flight in Spain
Genus species:
   Aegypius monachus
Common name:
   Eurasian black vulture
Genus:
   Aegypius
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Buteogallus urubitinga (Great black hawk)
Genus species:
   Buteogallus urubitinga
Common name:
   Great black hawk
Genus:
   Buteogallus
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald eagle)
Genus species:
   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Common name:
   Bald eagle
Genus:
   Haliaeetus
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Aegypius monachus (Eurasian black vulture) in flight in Spain
Genus species:
   Aegypius monachus
Common name:
   Eurasian black vulture
Genus:
   Aegypius
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Buteogallus urubitinga (Great black hawk)
Genus species:
   Buteogallus urubitinga
Common name:
   Great black hawk
Genus:
   Buteogallus
Family:
   Accipitridae
Suborder:
   -n/a-

Family (Animalia): Accipitridae

The Accipitridae, one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes (the others being Pandionidae and Sagittariidae), are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a few feeding on fruit. The Accipitridae have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on all the world's continents (except Antarctica) and a number of oceanic island groups. Some species are migratory.

Many well-known birds, such as hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures are included in this group. The osprey is usually placed in a separate family (Pandionidae), as is the secretary bird (Sagittariidae), and the New World vultures are also usually now regarded as a separate family or order. Karyotype data[ indicate the accipitrids analysed are indeed a distinct monophyletic group, but whether this group should be considered a family or one or several order(s) on their own is a question still to be resolved.


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