HAWKS, KITES AND EAGLES

HAWKS, KITES AND EAGLES TAXONOMY

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Sharp-shinned hawk, PEI, Canada - photo by John Read

NORTHERN GOSHAWK – (Accipiter gentilis) – Canada, PEI
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK – (Accipiter striatus) – USA, California; Canada, PEI
COOPER’S HAWK – (Accipiter cooperii) – Canada, PEI
WHITE-BACKED VULTURE (Gyps africanus) – Tanzania
RED-TAILED HAWK (Buteo jamaicensis) – Canada, PEI
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – (Buteo lagopus) – Canada, PEI; USA, Hawaii
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Buteo lineatus) – Canada, PEI
BROAD-WINGED HAWK (Buteo platypterus) – Canada, PEI
SWAINSON’S HAWK (Buteo swainsoni) – Canada, PEI
GOLDEN EAGLE (Aquila chrysaetos) – Hawaii; Canada, PEI
EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE (Aquila heliaca) – Tanzania
STEPPE EAGLE (Aquila nipalensis) – Tanzania
NORTHERN HARRIER – (Circus hudsonius) – Canada, PEI; USA, Hawaii
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE – (Elanoides forficatus) – USA, Florida
BALD EAGLE ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – Canada, PEI