Accipiter
- White-breasted Hawk Accipiter chionogaster
The White-breasted Hawk occurs in forests from southern Mexico into northern Central America. This entry follows sources that treat A. chionogaster as a species, while the 2010 life-history paper says its taxonomic status was unresolved.
- Rufous-thighed Hawk Accipiter erythronemius
The Rufous-thighed Hawk is a small raptor of forests and wooded savannas. A breeding study in Brazil and Argentina recorded high nests in conifers and birds as the main prey.
- Madagascan Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
The Madagascan Sparrowhawk occurs on Madagascar. It is about 29–42 cm long and uses forest, dry thorn forest, and scrub.
- Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
A pigeon-sized hawk with a conspicuous pale eyebrow marking.
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
The Ovambo Sparrowhawk is a hawk of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts other birds around dry woodland edges and savannas.
- Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster
The Gray-bellied Hawk is a large forest hawk. Adults are dark above and pale below.
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
This sparrowhawk occurs in fragmented parts of eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. In southern Africa, slate-grey upperparts and plain rufous underparts are distinctive.
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a small raptor that uses its long tail and short wings to maneuver through forests. Birds breeding in northern North America migrate south in autumn.
- Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
This small hawk occurs in Andean mountain forest and cloud forest. Its plumage is variable; one adult-male form in the guide has reddish-brown flanks and thighs.
- Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
A pigeon-sized hawk with a conspicuous pale eyebrow marking.
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a small raptor that uses its long tail and short wings to maneuver through forests. Birds breeding in northern North America migrate south in autumn.
- Gray-bellied Hawk Accipiter poliogaster
The Gray-bellied Hawk is a large forest hawk. Adults are dark above and pale below.
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
This sparrowhawk occurs in fragmented parts of eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. In southern Africa, slate-grey upperparts and plain rufous underparts are distinctive.
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
The Ovambo Sparrowhawk is a hawk of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts other birds around dry woodland edges and savannas.
- Rufous-thighed Hawk Accipiter erythronemius
The Rufous-thighed Hawk is a small raptor of forests and wooded savannas. A breeding study in Brazil and Argentina recorded high nests in conifers and birds as the main prey.
- Madagascan Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis
The Madagascan Sparrowhawk occurs on Madagascar. It is about 29–42 cm long and uses forest, dry thorn forest, and scrub.
- Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis
This small hawk occurs in Andean mountain forest and cloud forest. Its plumage is variable; one adult-male form in the guide has reddish-brown flanks and thighs.
- White-breasted Hawk Accipiter chionogaster
The White-breasted Hawk occurs in forests from southern Mexico into northern Central America. This entry follows sources that treat A. chionogaster as a species, while the 2010 life-history paper says its taxonomic status was unresolved.