Accipitridae

Erythrotriorchis radiatus Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (PBase) Common name:red goshawk (en); açor-vermelho (pt); autour rouge (fr); azor rojo (es); fuchshabicht (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being sparsely distributed in the northern and north-eastern parts of the country, from western Kimberley Division to north-eastern New South Wales. There are also some records in…

Accipiter badius Photo by Jaysukh Parekh (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:shikra (en); gavião-chicra (pt); épervier shikra (fr); gavilán chikra (es); schikrasperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and through the Arabian Peninsula into southern Asia as far as Azerbaijan, Iran, southern Kazakhstan, north-western Pakistan and through the Himalayas into India, southern China…

Polyboroides typus Photo by Jenny Varley (Wikipedia) Common name:African harrier-hawk (en); secretário-pequeno (pt); gymnogène d’Afrique (fr); aguilucho-caricalvo común (es); höhlenweihe (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from southern mauritania to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to South Africa.Size:These birds are 51-68 cm long and have a wingspan of 118-152 cm. They weigh 500-950 g.Habitat:The…

Accipiter minullus Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:little sparrowhawk (en); gavião-pequeno (pt); épervier minule (fr); gavilancito chico (es); zwergsperber (de)Taxonomy: Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This African species is found from Ethiopia and south-eastern Sudan, through Kenya and Ethiopia, and into Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Mozambique and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 23-27 cm…