Here you will find all birds of prey and owls that occur on the continent of Africa (166 species). Search for the desired bird of prey below and click on the link for more information about characteristics of the bird of prey, weight, wingspan, habitat, photos and much more.

• African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
• African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
• African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
• African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) syn. Kaalkopkiekendief
• African Hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster) syn. Hieraaetus Spilogaster
• African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
• Augur buzzard (Buteo augur)
• Ayres's hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)
• Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus)
• Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
• Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
• Beaudouin's Snake-eagle (Circaetus beaudouini)
• Black Harrier (Circus maurus)
• Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
• Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus)
• Black-chested Snake-eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)
• Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
• Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
• Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
• Brown Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinereus)
• Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres)
• Cassin's Hawk-eagle (Aquila africana)
• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius)
• Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
• Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
• Dark Chanting-goshawk (Melierax metabates)
• Eastern Chanting-goshawk (Melierax poliopterus)
• Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
• Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
• Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
• European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
• Forest Buzzard (Buteo trizonatus)
• Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae)
• Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
• Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
• Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
• Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
• Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
• Henst's Goshawk (Accipiter henstii)
• Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
• Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
• Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)
• Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)
• Levant sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
• Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus)
• Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
• Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
• Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
• Long-tailed Hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)
• Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
• Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk(Aviceda madagascariensis)
• Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides)
• Madagascar Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus)
• Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus macrosceles)
• Madagascar Serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur)
• Madagascar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis)
• Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
• Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
• Mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
• Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
• Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)
• Pale Chanting-goshawk (Melierax canorus)
• Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
• Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)
• Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
• Red-chested Goshawk (Accipiter toussenelii)
• Red-legged Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus)
• Red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
• Reunion Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi)
• Rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris)
• Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli) syn. Ruppels gier - Ruppel gier - Ruppelsgier
• Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii)
• Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
• Shikra (Accipiter badius)
• Short-toed Snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
• Socotra Buzzard (Buteo socotraensis)
• Southern Banded Snake-eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus)
• Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)
• Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
• Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) syn. Savannearend
• Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
• Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
• Western Banded Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinerascens)
• White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
• White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
• White-tailed Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
• African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)
• African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)
• Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
• Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris)
• Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
• Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)
• Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
• Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
• Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex)
• Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
• Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
• Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
• Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
• Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni)
• Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)
• Merlin (Falco Columbarius)
• Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
• Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
• Red-necked Falcon (Falco ruficollis)
• Reunion Kestrel (Falco duboisi)
• Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
• Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araeus)
• Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
• Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha)
• African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense)
• African Grass-owl (Tyto capensis)
• African Long-eared Owl (Asio abyssinicus) syn. Abessijnse ransuil
• African Scops-owl (Otus senegalensis)
• African Wood-owl (Strix woodfordii)
• Akun Eagle-owl (Bubo leucostictus)
• Albertine Owlet (Glaucidium albertinum)
• Anjouan Scops-owl (Otus capnodes)
• Annobon Scops-owl (Otus feae)
• Arabian Eagle-owl(Bubo milesi)
• Arabian Scops-owl (Otus pamelae)
• Cape Eagle-owl (Bubo capensis)
• Chestnut Owlet (Glaucidium castaneum)
• Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba)
• Congo Bay-owl (Phodilus prigoginei)
• Desert Tawny Owl (Strix hadorami)
• Eurasian Scops-owl (Otus scops)
• Fraser's Eagle-owl (Bubo poensis)
• Grand Comoro Scops-owl (Otus pauliani)
• Greyish Eagle-owl (Bubo cinerascens)
• Little Owl (Athene noctua)
• Madagascar Long-eared Owl (Asio madagascariensis)
• Madagascar Red Owl (Tyto soumagnei)
• Madagascar Scops-owl (Otus rutilus) syn. Torotoroka-dwergooruil - Otus madagascariensis
• Maned Owl (Jubula lettii)
• Marsh Owl (Asio capensis)
• Mauritius Owl (Mascarenotus sauzieri)
• Mayotte Scops-owl (Otus mayottensis)
• Moheli Scops-owl (Otus moheliensis)
• Northern Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
• Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
• Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei)
• Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum)
• Pel's Fishing-owl (Scotopelia peli)
• Pemba Scops-owl (Otus pembaensis)
• Pharaoh Eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus)
• Principe Scops-owl (Otus bikegila)
• Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum)
• Reunion Owl (Mascarenotus grucheti)
• Rodrigues Owl (Mascarenotus murivorus)
• Rufous Fishing-owl (Scotopelia ussheri)
• Sandy Scops-owl (Otus icterorhynchus)
• Sao Tome Scops-owl (Otus hartlaubi)
• Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis)
• Shelley's Eagle-owl (Bubo shelleyi)
• Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
• Sjostedt's Owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti)
• Socotra Scops-owl (Otus socotranus)
• Sokoke Scops-owl (Otus ireneae)
• Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti)
• Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)
• Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
• Vermiculated Fishing-owl (Scotopelia bouvieri)
• Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
• White-browed Owl (Athene superciliaris) syn. Ninox superciliaris - Madagaskar valkuil

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