Accipitridae

Haliaeetus leucocephalus Photo by Tom Michalski (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology) Common name:bald eagle (en); águia-de-cabeça-branca (pt); pygargue à tête blanche (fr); pigargo americano (es); weißkopfseeadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This North American species is found breeding across most of Canada, patchily in the western United States, in the north-eastern United States and along the Atlantic…

Buteo galapagoensis Photo by Mark Putney (Wikipedia) Common name:Galapgos hawk (en); bútio-das-Galápagos (pt); buse des Galapagos (fr); ratonero de las Galápagos (es); Galapagosbussard (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos islands of Ecuador, being found in the islands of Santiago, Española, Isabela, Fernandina, Pinta, Marchena, Pinzón and Santa Fe.Size:These large hawks are 55…

Pernis apivorus Photo by Ulf Gotthardsson (Flickr) Common name:European honey-buzzard (en); bútio-vespeiro (pt); bondrée apivore (fr); abejero europeo (es); wespenbussard (de) Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae Range:This species is found breeding in Europe and western Asia, from the Iberian Peninsula to south-eastern England and eastern Scandinavia, though western Russia and the Caucasus to south-western Siberia and south…

Leucopternis occidentalis Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:grey-backed hawk (en); gavião-de-dorso-cinzento (pt); buse à dos gris (fr); busardo dorsigrís (es); graurückenbussard (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is only found in western Ecuador and adjacent parts of north-western Peru, having a very fragmented range.Size:These birds are 45-48 cm long.Habitat:The grey-backed hawk is found in…