CICONIIFORMES

(FALCONIDES)

Accipitridae

Subfamily Pandioninae

• Pandion haliaetus Osprey (Balbuzard pêcheur)
  GIF © Totem Graphics Inc preview | JPEG 1 picture taken by Nick Lowton in USA
  JPEG 2 + JPEG from Zoo in the Wild (Italy) | JPEG 4 on nest | JPEG 5 by J.A. Spendelow
  
  BBC On-line Video Camera on Osprey's Nest:
  OSPREY CAM  New live picture will load every 20 seconds! or go to
  WEB PAGE 1 with online video stills | WEB PAGE 2 best pictures | WEB PAGE 3 fact file

Subfamily Accipitrinae

• Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza (Autour huppé)
  JPEG by John Young Wildlife Images

• Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail Kite or Everglade Kite (Rostrame à bec crochu)
  JPEG picture taken by Nick Lowton in USA

• Milvus milvus Red Kite (Milan royal)
  JPEG 1 picture taken by Nick Lowton in England | JPEG 2

• Milvus migrans Black Kite (Milan noir)
  JPEG 1 || JPEG 2 from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)

• Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle
  JPEG by John Young Wildlife Images

• Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish-Eagle (Aigle pêcheur d'Afrique)
  JPEG 1 || JPEG 2 + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Haliaeetus vociferoides Madagascar Fish-Eagle
  JPEG 1 by Ronald Orenstein, Hi-8 video still from Video Birding in Madagascar
  JPEG 2 + SOUND CLIP from Madagascar Community-Based Wetland Conservation Project Slide Show

• Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Pygargue à queue blanche)
  WEB PAGE | VIDEO

• Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle (Pygargue à tête blanche)
  GIF 1 © Totem Graphics Inc preview | GIF 2 by John Herron | GIF 3
  GIF 4 plumages of Bald Eagles, Wilson Bulletin frontispiece by Mark McCollough, © Wilson Ornithological Society
  JPEG 1 | JPEG 2 | WEB PAGE 1 | WEB PAGE 2 Eagle Stock Images

• Haliaeetus pelagicus Steller's Sea-Eagle (Pygargue de Steller)
  JPEG color plate from Rare Birds of China by J. Fenwick Lansdowne

• Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture (Griffon africain à dos blanc)
  JPEG + SOUND CLIP + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Gyps rueppellii Rueppell's Griffon or Rueppell's Vulture (Vautour de Rueppell)
  JPEG by Maurizio Sighele

• Gyps fulvus Griffon Vulture (Vautour fauve)
  JPEG 1 | JPEG 2 from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)

• Torgos tracheliotus Lappet-faced Vulture (Vautour oricou)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaète brun)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur (Aigle bateleur)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Circus aeroginosus Marsh Harrier (Busard des roseaux)
  JPEG 1 | JPEG from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)

• Circus hudsonius American Harrier or Marsh Hawk
  GIF female, © Totem Graphics Inc preview

• Circus cinereus Cinereous Harrier
  GIFby Günter Ziesler Handbook of the Birds of the World

• Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier (Busard cendré)
  JPEG

• Polyboroides typus African Harrier-Hawk (Petit Serpentaire)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Melierax canorus Pale Chanting Goshawk (Autour chanteur)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Accipiter francesiae Frances's Sparrowhawk
  JPEG by Ronald Orenstein, Hi-8 video still from Video Birding in Madagascar

• Accipiter minullus Little Sparrowhawk
  JPEG Bulletin African Bird Club 4.2 cover by Doug Goode

• Accipiter gularis Japanese Sparrowhawk
  JPEG © Takashi Koike can be viewed at Virtual birding in Tokyo

• Accipiter madagascariensis Madagascar Sparrowhawk
  JPEG by Ronald Orenstein, Hi-8 video still from Video Birding in Madagascar

• Accipter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk (Épervier brun)
  GIF head

• Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk (Épervier de Cooper)
  JPEG

• Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk (Autour des palombes)
  JPEG

• Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk (Buse à épaulettes rousses)
  WEB PAGE by Peter LaTourrette

• Buteo galapagoensis Galapagos Hawk (Buse des îles Galapagos)
  GIF by Günter Ziesler Handbook of the Birds of the World | GIF 2 | JPEG © Edward Paine, Last Frontiers, UK

• Buteo solitarius Hawaiian Hawk or 'Io
  JPEG photo by Jack Jeffrey

• Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk (Buse à queue rousse)
  GIF © Totem Graphics Inc preview | JPEG 1 | JPEG 2 close-up | WEB PAGE by Peter LaTourrette

• Buteo buteo Common Buzzard (Buse variable)
  JPEG 1 | JPEG in flight, from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)

• Pithecophaga jefferyi Great Philippine Eagle or Philippine Eagle (Aigle philippine)
  GIF Wilson Bulletin frontispiece by John P. O'Neill, © Wilson Ornithological Society
  JPEG 1 cover by J.G. Keulemans + WEB PAGE by N.J. Collar, from Bulletin 24 Oriental Bird Club
  JPEG 2 or WEB PAGE © The Peregrine Fund

• Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle (Aigle ravisseur)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle (Aigle martial)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Lophaetus occipitalis Long-crested Eagle (Aigle huppé d'Afrique)
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Spizaetus tyrannus Black Hawk-Eagle (Aigle-autour noir)
  JPEG in flight, from Atualidades Ornitológicas Brasil

Sagittaridae

• Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird (Secrétaire)
  JPEG 1 || JPEG 2 + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

Falconidae

• Caracara plancus Crested Caracara (Caracara huppé)
  JPEG

• Falco berigora Brown Falcon
  JPEG picture taken by Nick Lowton in Australia

• Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel ((Faucon crécerelle)
  JPEG 1 || JPEG from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)

• Falco sparverius American Kestrel (Crécerelle d'Amérique)
  JPEG | WEB PAGE by Peter LaTourrette

• Falco rupicoloides Greater Kestrel
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Falco dickinsoni Dickinson's Kestrel
  JPEG + WEB PAGE (English) or WEB PAGE (Italian) ZOO in the Wild

• Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon (Faucon kobez)
  JPEG 1 picture taken by Nick Lowton in England | JPEG 2

• Falco eleonorae Eleonara's Falcon (Faucon d'Éléonore)
  JPEG from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)

• Falco columbarius Merlin (Faucon émerillon)
  JPEG | BBC Watch Out SOUND CLIP

• Falco severus Oriental Hobby (Hobereau à poitrine rousse)
  JPEG color plate from Rare Birds of China by J. Fenwick Lansdowne

• Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon or Lanner (Faucon lanier)
  JPEG 1 | JPEG 2 and REAL AUDIO bird call from The Hawk Conservancy

• Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon or Gyr Falcon (Faucon gerfaut)
  JPEG and REAL AUDIO bird call from The Hawk Conservancy

• Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon or Peregrine (Faucon Pèlerin)
  GIF || JPEG 1 with prey (White Tern Gygis alba), photo by Capt. John B. Nichols
  JPEG 2 with prey (Redshank Tringa totanus), picture taken by Nick Lowton in Hong Kong || JPEG 3 from Zoo in the Wild (Italy)
  SOUND CLIP alarm call (48kb WAV file) courtesy of Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho || WEB PAGE
  
  On-line Video Monitoring of Peregrine's Nests
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