Accipitridae

Accipiter nisus Photo by Tomi Muukkonen (Vogelwarte) Common name:Eurasian sparrowhawk (en); gavião-da-Europa (pt); épervier d’Europe (fr); gavilán común (es); sperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Eurasia, from western Europe to eastern Russia and south to Japan, Korea and central China. They also breed in Morocco, Tunisia, northern Algeria and the Canary Islands….

Ictinia plumbea Photo by Michael Andersen (Flickr) Common name:plumbeous kite (en); sovi (pt); milan bleuâtre (fr); elanio plomizo (es); schwebeweih (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico south to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. West of the Andes they also occur as far south as southern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 29-38 cm long and…

Accipiter fasciatus Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:brown goshawk (en); açor-australiano (pt); autour australien (fr); azor australiano (es); bänderhabicht (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia and New Guinea, in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the southern Solomon islands, and in southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 37-55 cm long and have a wingspan of 74-96 cm….

Accipiter gentilis Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:northern goshawk (en); açor (pt); autour des palombes (fr); azor común (es); habicht (de);Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is widely distributed in Eurasia and North America. It is found throughout continental Europe and in Great Britain, and also in northern Morocco, in Turkey and the Caucasus, throughout most…