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Welcome to Eaglewatch birds of prey and owls!

Osprey - Pandion Haliaetus

Sparrowhawks

Let yourself be enchanted by birds of prey and owls!

Great Philippine Eagle - Pithecophaga jefferyi

Falcons

Birds of prey and owls from all over the world are featured

Merlin - Falco tinnunculus

Vultures

Some are critically endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotos

Snowy owl

Some species can recover

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus

Secretarybird

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Secretarybird - Sagittarius Serpentarius

Great Grey Owl - Strix Nebulosa

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Great Grey Owl - Strix Nebulosa

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EAGLEWATCH - Birds of Prey & Owls

Welcome to our renewed site!

Birds of prey have been strongly persecuted over the centuries because people had no knowledge of food chains, no understanding of how biological systems worked. Through damage and disgrace man has become wiser, but that still required a massive bird of prey mortality. Birds of prey and owls were killed en masse due to the use of the poisonous DDT.

We want to give you insight into the biology of the bird of prey and owl. They have had a turbulent history. Some species are on the verge of total extinction as a result of humans. 30% of all 518 birds of prey and owls are threatened. We hope that with this information and beautiful photos we can cultivate more understanding for these beautiful animals.

Birds of prey and owls contribute to the stability and balance in nature. They hunt sustainably. The supply of prey regulates the bird of prey and owl population. If there is a good year for mice, the kestrel responds with many young and sometimes a second clutch. This in itself is enough reason for wonder, admiration!
In the Netherlands we can again fully enjoy common species such as the kestrel and the buzzard. The hawk and the sparrowhawk are also spotted more often. The White-tailed eagle eagle has become a trusted winter guest.

Unfortunately, not all birds of prey fare so well. Species such as the Montagu's harrier and hen harrier only breed in small numbers. Their habitat is vulnerable, the birds of prey are threatened.

Eaglewatch provides you with information about all types of birds of prey and owls, which occur all over the world. The sparrowhawks (Accipitriformes), falcons (Falconiformes), New World vultures (Cathartiformes) and owls (Strigiformes) are discussed. You can select the birds by Dutch or Latin name and view per continent by occurrence. Europe offers you the option to select these per country.

Questions such as recognition, distribution, preparation, spans, weights, care of the nestlings, reproduction, diseases and much more are described on this site.

Birds of prey and owls belong to the class of birds (Aves). Birds are a class of chordia (Chordata) with at least 9,800 species that all share two very distinctive traits: they have wings and feathers.

We wish you a lot of reading and viewing pleasure.

Sincerely,

Team Eaglewatch

THE WORLD OF BIRDS OF PREY & OWLS

ORDE: ACCIPITRIFORMES - FALCONIFORMES - STRIGIFORMES

All sparrowhawk species in the world

SPARROWHAWKS - ACCIPITRIFORMES

This order contains 257 birds of prey divided into 3 sub-orders:
- Cathartae: Vultures of the New World and the condors (7 birds of prey)
- Accipitres: Eagle, hawk, buzzard, harrier and vultures etc. (249 species)
- Strigittarii: Secretary bird (1 species)

All sparrowhawk species

All falcon species in the world

FALCONS - FALCONIFORMES

This order contains 66 birds of prey:
- Falconae: Falcons and caracara's

 





All falcon species

All owl species in the world

OWLS - STRIGIFORMES

This order contains 243 species of owls divided into 2 sub-orders:
- Tytonidae: Barn owls and grass owls (16 species of owls)
- Strigidae: Eagle Owl, Snowy Owl, Short-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, etc. (227 owls)

All owl species

Eaglewatch roofvogels en uilen

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Het beschermen van roofvogels & uilen

De Filippijnse apenarend is een gigantische roofvogel die alleen te zien is op 4 eilanden in de Filippijnen: Luzon, Samar, Leyte en Mindanao. Deze arend wordt beschouwd als een van de grootste en krachtigste roofvogels. Op de lijst van de Internationale Unie voor het behoud van de natuur (IUCN) staat deze roofvogel vermeld als KRITISCH BEDREIGD met een geschat aantal van slechts 250 paren in het wild. Oorzaken zijn onder andere:

ONTBOSSING:
Het bos is het enige thuis voor de Filippijnse apenarend. Dit is waar ze voedsel verkrijgen, zich voortplanten en hun nakomelingen voeden. Helaas hebben illegale houtkap en onverantwoord gebruik van hulpbronnen geleid tot het verdwijnen van hun boshabitat, met dodelijke gevolgen voor de soort.

SCHIETEN:
Elk jaar wordt er ten minste één Filippijnse apenarend gedood door schieten. Naarmate meer van ons bos verloren gaat, gaan apenarenden steeds verder van hun gebruikelijke jachtgebied op zoek naar prooien om op te jagen. Dit brengt hen meestal naar menselijke nederzettingen en hun vee, wat vaak resulteert in een direct conflict, met hierin de arend als verliezer.

Wat doet Eaglewatch om de Filippijnse apenarend te redden?
Het lot van onze arenden, de bossen en de toekomst van onze kinderen zijn onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden. Dit geldt ook voor de Filippijnse apenarend. Laat deze prachtige roofvogels niet verdwijnen! Wij combineren wetenschappelijk onderzoek en methoden met culturele kennis en praktijken om een holistische benadering te creëren voor het behoud van de soort. Wij steunen verschillende organisaties zoals de Philippine Eagle Foundation.

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PICTURE OF THE MONTH

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Picture of the month

Sperwer - Accipiter nisus
Dhr. Wim Bosch
België

Archived pictures

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CONTACT EAGLEWATCH

For questions, sugestions or comments, please use our contactform! Please send your pictures per e-mail.

Eaglewatch
Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Phone: +31 6 825 477 61
Email: webmaster@eaglewatch.nl

Contactform

568+

Species of birds of prey
worldwide

116+

Genus numbers
worldwide

385+

Least concern
(LC)

183+

Threatened
(NT, EN, CR)