Buteoninae
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Buteoninae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of medium to large broad-winged species.
They have large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talons. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.
This subfamily contains the buzzards, true eagles and sea eagles.
[edit] Systematics
SUBFAMILY BUTEONINAE
- Genus Geranoaetus - Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
- Genus Buteo - buteonine hawks (North America) or buzzards (Europe): nearly 30 species
- Genus Parabuteo - Harris's Hawk
- Genus Buteogallus - Black hawks
- Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
- Mangrove Black Hawk, Buteogallus subtilis
- Great Black Hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga
- Rufous crab Hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis
- Savanna Hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis
- Genus Busarellus - Black-collared Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk, Busarellus nigricollis
- Genus Leucopternis - Grey hawks
- Plumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis plumbea
- Slate-coloured Hawk, Leucopternis schistacea
- Barred Hawk, Leucopternis princeps
- Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops
- White-browed Hawk, Leucopternis kuhli
- White-necked Hawk, Leucopternis lacernulata
- Semiplumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbea
- White Hawk, Leucopternis albicollis
- Grey-backed Hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis
- Mantled Hawk, Leucopternis polionota
- Genus Kaupifalco - Lizard Buzzard
- Genus Butastur
- Grasshopper Buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
- White-eyed Buzzard, Butastur teesa
- Rufous-winged Buzzard, Butastur liventer
- Grey-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus
- Genus Harpyhaliaetus - Solitary eagles
- Crowned Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
- Solitary Eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
- Genus Morphnus - Crested Eagle
- Genus Harpia - American Harpy Eagle
- Genus Pithecophaga - Philippine Eagle
- Genus Harpyopsis - New Guinea Harpy Eagle
- Genus Oroaetus
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Oroaetus isidori
- Genus Spizastur
- Black-and-white Hawk-eagle, Spizastur melanoleucus
- Genus Spizaetus - Crested hawk-eagles: c.10 species
- Genus Lophaetus - Long-crested Eagle (possibly junior synonym of Ictinaetus)
- Genus Stephanoaetus - Crowned Hawk-eagle
- Genus Polemaetus - Martial Eagle
- Genus Hieraaetus - Hawk-eagles
- Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Ayres' Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii
- Rufous-bellied Hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus kienerii
- Genus Aquila - true eagles: c.12 species; paraphyletic
- Genus Ictinaetus - Black Eagle
- Genus Haliaeetus - Sea-eagles and brown fish-eagles: 8 species
- Genus Ichthyophaga - Grey Fish-eagles: 2 species
- Lesser Fish-eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis
- Grey-headed Fish-eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Genus Harpagornis
- Haast's Eagle, Harpagornis moorei (prehistoric)
