Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Order: Falconiformes. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 13 species which occur in Chile.
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni (A)
- Cinereous Harrier Circus cinereus
- Chilean Hawk Accipiter chilensis
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris (A)
- White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni (A)
- Red-backed Hawk Buteo polyosoma
- Puna Hawk Buteo poecilochrous (A)
- Rufous-tailed Hawk Buteo ventralis
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Chile
Famous quotes containing the word kites:
“The curse of hell upon the sleek upstart
That got the Captain finally on his back
And took the red red vitals of his heart
And made the kites to whet their beaks clack clack.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)