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All Hawk and Harrier Genera

Hawk and harrier genera are the genera of the family Accipitridae, which encompasses many of the diurnal birds of prey, including the familiar hawks and eagles. It is one of the largest avian families, and the Howard and Moore checklist recognizes 233 species in 67 genera, 24 of those species and 14 genera native to North America. GBIF is led by Accipiter with about 223 descendant taxa, Buteo with about 117, Aquila with about 43, Circus with about 38, Spilornis with about 33 and Aviceda with about 32.

All Hawk and Harrier Genera
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Accipiter

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Circus

Bird Genera
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Animal Diversity Web: Accipitridae
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The family Accipitridae encompasses many of the diurnal birds of prey, including the familiar hawks and eagles.
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GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Accipitridae
GBIF Secretariat
  • Children of Accipitridae
    "canonicalName":"Accipiter","vernacularName":"hawks","authorship":"Brisson, 1760","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Ornithologie 1 p. 28, 310","numDescendants":223
  • Children of Accipitridae: Buteo
    "canonicalName":"Buteo","vernacularName":"hawk","authorship":"Lacepede, 1799","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Tabl. Ois. p. 4","numDescendants":117
  • Children of Accipitridae: Aquila
    "canonicalName":"Aquila","vernacularName":"Golden Eagles","authorship":"Brisson, 1760","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Ornithologie 1 p. 28, 419","numDescendants":43
  • Children of Accipitridae: Circus
    "canonicalName":"Circus","vernacularName":"harrier","authorship":"Lacepede, 1799","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Tabl. Ois. p. 4","numDescendants":38
  • Children of Accipitridae: Spilornis
    "canonicalName":"Spilornis","vernacularName":"Serpent-Eagles","authorship":"G.R.Gray, 1840","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Gray, George R. 1840. A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus. R. & J.E. Taylor, London.: viii, 80 pp.","numDescendants":33
  • Children of Accipitridae: Aviceda
    "canonicalName":"Aviceda","vernacularName":"Bazas and Cuckoo-Hawks","authorship":"Swainson, 1836","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"N. H. Classif. Birds, 1","numDescendants":32
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Harrier (bird) (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Circus, Lead
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A harrier is a member of the genus Circus in Accipitridae, a family of birds of prey.
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Accipiter (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Accipiter, Lead
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Accipiter () is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.
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