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AMERICA
BIRDS OF PREY AND OWLS IN AMERICA
Here you will find all birds of prey and owls that occur on the continent of Africa (182 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.
- American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps)
- Bermuda Hawk (Bermuteo avivorus)
- Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
- Black Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)
- Black Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus solitarius)
- Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori)
- Black-and-white Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus)
- Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
- Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
- Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
- Cinereous Harrier(Circus cinereus)
- Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens)
- Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis)
- Crowned Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus coronatus)
- Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii)
- Cuban Kite (Chondrohierax wilsonii)
- Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus)
- Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
- Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- Great Black Hawk(Buteogallus urubitinga)
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus)
- Grey Hawk(Buteo plagiatus)
- Grey-backed Hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis)
- Grey-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter poliogaster)
- Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)
- Grey-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
- Gundlach's Hawk (Accipiter gundlachi)
- Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
- Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
- Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
- Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
- King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
- Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)
- Mantled Hawk (Pseudastur polionotus)
- Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
- Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Ornate Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)
- Plumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis plumbeus)
- Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
- Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo Lagopus)
- Rufous Crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis)
- Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)
- Rufous-thighed Kite (Harpagus diodon)
- Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
- Semi-collared Hawk(Accipiter collaris)
- Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
- Slate-colored Hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus)
- Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus)
- Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
- Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)
- White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)
- White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli)
- White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi)
- White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus)
- White-rumped Hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous)
- White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)
- White-tailed Kite(Elanus leucurus)
- White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
- Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
- American Kestrel(Falco sparverius)
- Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
- Barred Forest-falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
- Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)
- Buckley's Forest-falcon (Micrastur buckleyi)
- Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
- Chimango Caracara (Phalcoboenus chimango)
- Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
- Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Cryptic Forest-falcon (Micrastur mintoni)
- Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- Guadalupe Caracara (Caracara lutosa)
- Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- Lined Forest-falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)
- Merlin (Falco Columbarius)
- Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)
- Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Plumbeous Forest-falcon (Micrastur plumbeus)
- Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
- Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus)
- Slaty-backed Forest-falcon (Micrastur mirandollei)
- Spot-winged Falconet (Spiziapteryx circumcincta)
- Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
- White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
- Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
- Amazonian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium hardyi)
- Andean Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
- Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops)
- Austral Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nana)
- Balsas Screech-owl (Megascops seductus)
- Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota)
- Bare-legged Owl (Margarobyas lawrencii)
- Bare-shanked Screech-owl (Megascops clarkii)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Bearded Screech-owl (Megascops barbarus)
- Bermuda Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius gradyi)
- Black-and-white Owl (Ciccaba nigrolineata)
- Black-banded Owl (Ciccaba huhula)
- Black-capped Screech-owl (Megascops atricapilla)
- Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
- Buff-fronted Owl(Aegolius harrisii)
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Central American Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium griseiceps)
- Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis)
- Cinnamon Screech-owl (Megascops petersoni)
- Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nubicola)
- Cloud-forest Screech-owl (Megascops marshalli)
- Colima Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium palmarum)
- Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba)
- Costa Rican Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium costaricanum)
- Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata)
- Cuban Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium siju)
- Eastern Screech-owl (Megascops asio)
- Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)
- Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
- Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus)
- Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens)
- Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Guatemalan Screech-owl (Megascops guatemalae)
- Jamaican Owl (Pseudoscops grammicus)
- Koepcke's Screech-owl (Megascops koepckeae)
- Least Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium minutissimum)
- Long-tufted Screech-owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae)
- Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi)
- Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)
- Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)
- Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
- Northern Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
- Northern Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
- Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
- Oriental Scops-owl (Otus sunia)
- Pacific Screech-owl (Megascops cooperi)
- Pernambuco Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium mooreorum)
- Peruvian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium peruanum)
- Peruvian Screech-owl (Megascops roboratus)
- Puerto Rican Screech-owl (Megascops nudipes)
- Rufescent Screech-owl (Megascops ingens)
- Rufous-banded Owl (Ciccaba albitarsis)
- Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)
- Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila)
- Santa Marta Screech-owl (Megascops gilesi)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
- Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
- Spotted Owl(Strix occidentalis)
- Striped Owl (Asio clamator)
- Stygian Owl (Asio stygius)
- Subtropical Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium parkeri)
- Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium sanchezi)
- Tawny-bellied Screech-owl (Megascops watsonii)
- Tawny-browed Owl (Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana)
- Tropical Screech-owl (Megascops choliba)
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi)
- Vermiculated Screech-owl (Megascops vermiculatus)
- Western Screech-owl (Megascops kennicottii)
- Whiskered Screech-owl (Megascops trichopsis)
- White-throated Screech-owl (Megascops albogularis)
- Yungas Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium bolivianum)
- Yungas Screech-owl (Megascops hoyi)