The Zoochat Photographic Guide To Birds of Prey

Gampsonyx


Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)

The range of this species extends throughout southern Central America and into northern and eastern South America, from southeast El Salvador in the north to northwest Peru in the southwest, and northern Argentina and southeast Brazil in the southeast; the species is largely absent from the Amazon Basin.

Three subspecies are recognised:

G. s. leonae - photo by @Newzooboy



G. s. magnus
G. s. swainsonii


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Chelictinia


Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii)

The range of this species extends throughout the Sahel of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Gambia in the west to central and southern Sudan in the east; from here, summer breeding populations extend patchily into northwest Kenya and central Ethiopia, with wintering populations present in the surrounding area of eastern Africa as far south as southeast Kenya and as far east as northeast Somalia.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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Leptodon


Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)

The range of this species extends from southern Mexico into Central America, and from here throughout much of northern and central South America east of the Andes, as far south as northeast Argentina, eastern Paraguay and southern Brazil.

Two subspecies recognised:

L. c. cayanensis
L. c. monachus - photo by @Nick@Amsterdam




White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi)

The range of this species is restricted to a very small area of coastal northeast Brazil.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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Chondrohierax


Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)

The range of this species extends from coastal Mexico and the extreme southeast USA into Central America, and from here throughout much of South America as far south as Paraguay and northern Argentina; largely absent from the upper Amazon Basin and eastern Brazil.

Two subspecies recognised:

C. u. uncinatus - photo by @d1am0ndback



C. u. mirus


Cuban Kite (Chondrohierax wilsonii)

Endemic to easternmost Cuba.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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Elanoides


Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)

The resident breeding range of this species extends throughout South America, as far south as northern Argentina, southernmost Brazil and eastern Paraguay; summer breeding populations extend from coastal southeastern USA in the north to southernmost Panama in the south.

Two subspecies recognised:

E. f. forficatus - photo by @Ituri



E. f. yetapa - photo by @ronnienl



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Pernis


European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout Europe and the Middle East into the Caucasus and Central Asia, from the British Isles and Iberian Peninsula in the west to southwest Siberia and adjacent northwest Mongolia in the east; the wintering range of this species extends throughout sub-Saharan Africa, barring southern Angola and interior South Africa.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Javan Rhino




Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout south-central Siberia into the Russian Far East and Sakhalin, and from here into Japan, the Korean Peninsula and northeast China; wintering populations extend throughout southeast Asia. The resident breeding range of this species extends throughout southern and southeast Asia, from eastern Pakistan, Peninsular India and Sri Lanka in the west to south-central China in the east, and south from here through Indochina and the Malay Peninsula into the Greater Sundas and Philippines.

Six subspecies recognised:

P. p. orientalis - photo by @devilfish



P. p. ruficollis - photo by @Terry Thomas



P. p. torquatus
P. p. ptilorhynchus
P. p. philippensis
P. p. palawanensis


Sulawesi Honey-buzzard (Pernis celebensis)

Endemic to Sulawesi and surrounding offshore islands.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Philippine Honey-buzzard (Pernis steerei)

The range of this species extends throughout the Philippines, barring Palawan, Cebu and possibly Panay.

Two subspecies recognised:

P. s. winkleri
P. s. steerei - photo by @alexkant



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Hamirostra


Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)

The range of this species extends throughout much of Australia, particularly the north, west and interior; largely absent from the south and east.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Jabiru96


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Lophoictinia


Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)

The range of this species extends throughout Australia, with breeding populations in the extreme southwest and the eastern coastline, and wintering or non-breeding populations elsewhere; entirely absent from arid central regions.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Terry Thomas


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Henicopernis


Long-tailed Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)

The range of this species extends throughout New Guinea, and into the West Papuan Islands and Aru Islands.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Black Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)

Endemic to New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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Aviceda


African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)

The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to southwest Ethiopia in the east, and south to south-central Angola in the west and coastal southeast South Africa in the east.

Three subspecies recognised:

A. c. cuculoides
A. c. batesi
A. c. verreauxii

No photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis)

Endemic to Madagascar; absent from the central plateau and arid southeast.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni)

The range of this species extends patchily and in a highly-fragmented distribution of disjunct populations throughout southern and southeast Asia; from the southern Western Ghats and northern Eastern Ghats of India into Sri Lanka; throughout northeast India and adjacent southern Nepal into northern Myanmar and southern China; and throughout southern Indochina and the Malay Peninsula into the Greater Sundas and Philippines.

Five subspecies recognised:

A. j. ceylonensis
A. j. jerdoni
A. j. borneensis
A. j. magnirostris
A. j. celebensis

No photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

The range of this species extends from the Lesser Sundas in the west, through the Moluccas, New Guinea and adjacent islands, and the Bismarck Archipelago to the Solomon Islands in the east, and patchily south to northern and eastern Australia.

Thirteen subspecies recognised:

A. s. rufa
A. s. stresemanni
A. s. reinwardtii
A. s. timorlaoensis
A. s. pallida
A. s. waigeuensis
A. s. stenozona
A. s. obscura
A. s. megala
A. s. coultasi
A. s. bismarckii
A. s. gurneyi
A. s. subcristata - photo by @LaughingDove




Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)

The summer breeding range of this species extends through the central and eastern Himalayas from Nepal and north-central India to northeast India and northern Myanmar, from here east throughout southern and southeast China, and south into Indochina, Hainan and the Andaman Islands; the wintering range of this species extends through Sri Lanka and southernmost India, eastern Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and western Java. Populations in Indochina and south-central China are resident.

Four subspecies recognised:

A. l. wolfei
A. l. syama - photo by @Pedro



A. l. leuphotes
A. l. andamanica

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Eutriorchis


Madagascar Serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur)

Endemic to northern and eastern Madagascar.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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Polyboroides


African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)

The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and west-central Ethiopia in the east, and south to the Western Cape; largely absent from the Horn of Africa, coastal southwest Africa and interior South Africa.

Two subspecies recognised:

P. t. pectoralis
P. t. typus - photo by @ThylacineAlive




Madagascar Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus)

Endemic to Madagascar; absent from the central plateau.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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Gypohierax


Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)

The range of this species extends throughout western and central Africa, from Senegal in the west to southwest South Sudan in the east, and south to southwest Angola and northernmost Namibia in the west and northern Mozambique in the east; populations also extend patchily along coastal east Africa from Kenya to northeast South Africa.

Monotypic.

Photo by @Daniel Sörensen


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Gypaetus


Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

The range of this species extends in a patchy and highly-fragmented distribution of disjunct populations throughout Europe and North Africa into central and interior eastern Asia, from the Pyrenees and Atlas Mountains, through Asia Minor, the Caucasus and Middle East, into Tien Shan, the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau; populations also extend patchily throughout eastern Africa from Egypt to northeast South Africa and Lesotho.

Two subspecies recognised:

G. b. barbatus - photo by @Tomek



G. b. meridionalis - photo by @Maguari



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Neophron


Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

The resident range of this species extends throughout the southern Sahara and Sahel of Africa, and into the Arabian Peninsula and Indian subcontinent; wintering populations are present in the southern portions of the Sahel and into eastern Africa as far south as northeast Tanzania; summer breeding populations extend throughout southern Europe and North Africa, and through Asia Minor and the Caucasus into the Middle East and southern Central Asia. A disjunct resident population exists in southern Angola and northern Namibia.

Three subspecies recognised:

N. p. percnopterus - photo by @ThylacineAlive



N. p. majorensis
N. p. ginginianus - photo by @Maguari


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Spilornis


Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)

The range of this species extends throughout southern and southeast Asia, from Peninsular India and Sri Lanka in the west to southeast China in the east, and south throughout Indochina and the Malay Peninsula into the Greater Sundas, western Philippines and Bali in the Lesser Sundas.

Twenty-one subspecies are recognised:

S. c. perplexus
S. c. cheela
S. c. melanotis
S. c. spilogaster - photo by @ralph



S. c. burmanicus - photo by @Swampy



S. c. davisoni
S. c. ricketti - photo by @gentle lemur



S. c. hoya
S. c. rutherfordi
S. c. malayensis - photo by @Hix



S. c. batu
S. c. palawanensis
S. c. pallidus
S. c. richmondi
S. c. bido - photo by @Goura



S. c. minimus
S. c. abbotti
S. c. asturinus
S. c. sipora
S. c. natunensis
S. c. baweanus


Philippine Serpent-eagle (Spilornis holospilus)

Endemic to the Phillipines, barring the westernmost islands of the archipelago.

Monotypic.

Photo by @devilfish




Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle (Spilornis klossi)

Endemic to Great Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Kinabalu Serpent-eagle (Spilornis kinabaluensis)

Endemic to the mountains of northern and central Borneo.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Sulawesi Serpent-eagle (Spilornis rufipectus)

Endemic to Sulawesi and surrounding offshore islands.

Two subspecies recognised:

S. r. rufipectus
S. r. sulaensis

No photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.


Andaman Serpent-eagle (Spilornis elgini)

Endemic to the Andaman Islands.

Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
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Dryotriorchis


Congo Serpent-eagle (Dryotriorchis spectabilis)

The range of this species extends throughout coastal West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Sierra Leone in the west to western Uganda in the east, and south as far as northern Angola.

Two subspecies recognised:

D. s. spectabilis
D. s. batesi

No photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.

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