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Eagles, Hawks, Kites (Falconiformes)
Australian Hobby
Class: Aves Australian Hobby
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: longipennis
The Australian Hobby or Little Falcon (Falco longipennis) is a falcon found mainly in Australia. It is also a winter migrant to Indonesia and New Guinea. It is one of Australia's smallest raptors and is about 30-36 cm long.
 
Black Falcon
Class: Aves Black Falcon
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: subniger
The Black Falcon (Falco subniger) is a medium-large falcon that lives only in Australia. It is mainly found in open grasslands and woodlands in the north of Australia. It is fast flying for its size with tapering, pointed wings.
 
Black Kite
Class: Aves Black Kite
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Milvus
Species: migrans
The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers.
 
Black-breasted Buzzard
Class: Aves Black-breasted Buzzard
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hamirostra
Species: melanosternon
The Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon), or Black-breasted Kite, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae and the monotypic genus Hamirostra. Its wing length ranges between 440-500 mm, with females being larger.
 
Black-shouldered Kite
Class: Aves Black-shouldered Kite
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Elanus
Species: axillaris
The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) is a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia. Like all the elanid kites, it is a specialist predator of rodents.
 
Brahminy Kite
Class: Aves Brahminy Kite
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliastur
Species: indus
The Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
 
Brown Falcon
Class: Aves Brown Falcon
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: berigora
The Brown Falcon, Falco berigora, is a member of the falcon genus found in the drier regions of Australia. Its specific name berigora is derived from an aboriginal name for the bird.
 
Brown Goshawk
Class: Aves Brown Goshawk
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: fasciatus
The Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in Australia and surrounding islands.
 
Collared Sparrowhawk
Class: Aves Collared Sparrowhawk
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: cirrhocephalus
The Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrocephalus is a small, slim bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
 
Grey Falcon
Class: Aves Grey Falcon
Order: Falconiformes Near Threatened
Staus: Near Threatened
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: hypoleucos
The Grey Falcon, Falco hypoleucos, is a rare medium-sized falcon, one of the enigmatic ‘mystery’ birds of Australia, neither easily nor predictably seen.
 
Grey Goshawk
Class: Aves Grey Goshawk
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: novaehollandiae
The Grey Goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae, the white morph of which is known as the White Goshawk, is a strongly built, medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
 
Gurney's Eagle
Class: Aves Gurney's Eagle
Order: Falconiformes Near Threatened
Staus: Near Threatened
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aquila
Species: gurneyi
Gurney’s Eagle, Aquila gurneyi, is a large eagle in the family Accipitridae.
 
Letter-winged Kite
Class: Aves Letter-winged Kite
Order: Falconiformes Near Threatened
Staus: Near Threatened
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Elanus
Species: scriptus
The Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus) is a small, rare and irruptive Australian raptor with a core range in central Australia. It is similar in appearance to the Black-shouldered Kite except for a very distinctive black underwing pattern of a shallow ‘M’ shape, seen when in flight. It is largely nocturnal, roosting during the day in well-foliaged trees.
 
Little Eagle
Class: Aves Little Eagle
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hieraaetus
Species: morphnoides
The Little Eagle (Aquila morphnoides) is a very small eagle native to Australasia, measuring 45-55 cm (17-21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb) - roughly the size of a Peregrine Falcon. It tends to inhabit open woodland, grassland and arid regions, shunning dense forest. It is a near relative of both the Palearctic Booted Eagle and, remarkably, the massive (but now extinct) Haast's Eagle of New Zealand.
 
Nankeen Kestrel
Class: Aves Nankeen Kestrel
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: cenchroides
The Australian or Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides, is one of the smallest falcons, and unlike many, does not rely on speed to catch its prey. This bird is apparently a very close relative of the Common Kestrel, and probably also the Spotted Kestrel; it seems to have evolved of ancestral Common Kestrels dispersing to the Australian region in the Middle Pleistocene - less than 1 million years ago - and adapting to local conditions (Groombridge et al. 2002).
 
Osprey
Class: Aves Osprey
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Pandion
Species: haliaetus
The Osprey, Pandion haliaetus is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish eater with a worldwide distribution. It occurs in all continents except Antarctica, but in South America only as a non-breeding migrant. It is often known by other colloquial names such as fishhawk, seahawk or fish eagle.
 
Pacific Baza
Class: Aves Pacific Baza
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aviceda
Species: subcristata
The Pacific Baza, Aviceda subcristata, also known as the Crested Hawk, is a slender, medium-sized hawk with a distinctive crest. Its upperside is mainly dark brown, with a grey head and yellow eyes. It is conspicuously barred white and dark brown on the breast and on the underside of the tail and flight feathers. Females are slightly larger than males. It is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of northern and eastern Australia, Wallacea, New Guinea and adjacent islands. It feeds on stick insects (especially when breeding) as well as other large insects, tree frogs, lizards, small birds and fruit. It nests high in forest and woodland trees, with a clutch size of 2-4.
 
Peregrine Falcon
Class: Aves Peregrine Falcon
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species: peregrinus
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), occasionally known in North America as the Duck Hawk, is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 380-530 millimetres (15-21 in) long. The English and scientific species names mean "wandering falcon", and refer to the fact that some populations are migratory. It has a wingspan of about 1 meter (40 in). Males weigh 570-710 grams; the noticeably larger females weigh 910-1190 grams.
 
Red Goshawk
Class: Aves Red Goshawk
Order: Falconiformes Vulnerable
Staus: Vulnerable
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Erythrotriorchis
Species: radiatus
The Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is probably the rarest Australian bird of prey. It is found mainly in the savanna woodlands of northern Australia, particularly near watercourses. It takes a broad range of live prey, mostly birds.
 
Spotted Harrier
Class: Aves Spotted Harrier
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Circus
Species: assimilis
The Spotted Harrier, Circus assimilis, also known as the Smoke Hawk, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Its wing length ranges between 375-470 mm, with females being larger.
 
Square-tailed Kite
Class: Aves Square-tailed Kite
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Lophoictinia
Species: isura
The Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers.
 
Swamp Harrier
Class: Aves Swamp Harrier
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Circus
Species: approximans
The Swamp Harrier, Circus approximans, also known as the Marsh Harrier, Australasian Harrier or Swamp-hawk, is a large, slim bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
 
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Class: Aves Wedge-tailed Eagle
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aquila
Species: audax
The Wedge-tailed Eagle or Eaglehawk (Aquila audax) is the largest raptor in Australia and is the most common of all the world's large eagles. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. Because of both its tail and its size—it is one of the largest birds in the world—it can be identified at a glance as a "Wedgie" even by the non-expert.
 
Whistling Kite
Class: Aves Whistling Kite
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliastur
Species: sphenurus
The Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) is a medium-sized diurnal raptor found throughout Australia (including coastal islands), New Caledonia and much of New Guinea (excluding the central mountains and the northwest)[1]. Also sometimes erroneously called Whistling Eagle or Whistling Hawk[2], it is named for its loud whistling call, which it often gives in flight. Some authorities put this species in the genus Milvus[3], despite marked differences in behaviour, voice and plumage between this species and other members of that genus[1].
 
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Class: Aves White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Order: Falconiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
Species: leucogaster
The White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and also known as the White-bellied Fish-eagle or White-breasted Sea Eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers.
 
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