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Genus Accipiter
Pied Goshawk - The Pied Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Shikra - The Shikra is a widespread resident breeder throughout south Asia, especially India, and sub-Saharan Africa. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 3–7 eggs.
Bicolored Hawk - It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
New Britain Sparrowhawk - These sparrowhawks are grey with a white underbelly and orange accents on the neck. They are often characterized by their large feet. They are the only hawk in New Britain or the Solomon Islands that has a middle toe that is longer than the rest. The feet of the New Britain Sparrowhawks are pale yellow. These small birds only grow to be 27–34 cm long.
Levant Sparrowhawk - It breeds in forests from Greece and the Balkans east to southern Russia. It is migratory, wintering from Egypt across to southwestern Iran. It will migrate in large flocks, unlike the more widespread Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Nicobar Shikra - It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Chestnut-bellied Sparrow Hawk - The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Collared Sparrowhawk - The upperparts are grey with a chestnut collar; the underparts are mainly rufous, finely barred with white. It is similar in colouring to the Brown Goshawk but smaller, and shares its fast, flexible flight. The body length is 30–40 cm and the wingspan is 55–80 cm . Females, which weigh 240 g as adults, are noticeably larger than males, which weigh 125 g .
Semicollared Hawk - It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Cooper's Hawk - Cooper's Hawk was first described by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1828. It is a member of the goshawk genus Accipiter. This bird was named after the naturalist William Cooper, one of the founders of the New York Lyceum of Natural History in New York. Other common names; Big Blue Darter, Chicken Hawk, Hen Hawk, Mexican Hawk, Quail Hawk, Striker and Swift Hawk.
Brown Goshawk - Its upperparts are grey with a chestnut collar; its underparts are mainly rufous, finely barred with white. Thus it has similar colouring to the Collared Sparrowhawk but is larger. The flight is fast and flexible. The body length is 40–55 cm; the wingspan, 75–95 cm. Adult males weigh 220 g, and adult females, 355 g. Females are noticeably larger.
Accipiter francesiae - The name commemorates Lady Frances Cole, wife of the Cape Colony governor Lowry Cole.
Goshawk - The Northern Goshawk , Accipiter gentilis, is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
Sulawesi Goshawk - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Japanese Sparrowhawk - It breeds in China, Japan, Korea and Siberia; winters in Indonesia and Philippines, passing through the rest of South-east Asia. It is a bird of open and wooded areas.
Gundlach's Hawk - Its natural habitats are dry forests and lowland moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
White-bellied Goshawk - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Moluccan Goshawk - The Moluccan Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Henst's Goshawk - It is threatened by habitat loss.
Imitator Sparrow Hawk - It is threatened by habitat loss.
Madagascar Sparrowhawk - It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Black-mantled Goshawk - The Black-mantled Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Meyer's Goshawk - Meyer's Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Little Sparrowhawk - The Little Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. At 85 g and 23 cm , it is the world's smallest Accipiter and possibly the smallest member of the diverse family Accipitridae.
Small Sparrowhawk - It is threatened by habitat loss. There are not many verified recordings of this species, but it is known to occur at least in Lore Lindu National Park.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - The Eurasian Sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the largest differences between the sexes in any bird species.
Grey Goshawk - The grey morph has a pale grey head and back, dark wingtips, barred grey breast and tail, and white underparts. The white morph is the only bird of prey in the world to be entirely white.
Ovambo Sparrowhawk - The Ovambo or Ovampo Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Grey-headed Goshawk - The upperparts are grey, paler on the head and neck; the wings are dark; the underparts are mainly white; the cere and legs are red-orange. The body is 30-38 cm long; feemales are larger than males.
Grey-bellied Goshawk - It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
New Britain Goshawk - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Fiji Goshawk - The Fiji Goshawk ranges in size from 30-40 cm, making it medium sized for its genus. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the females being larger than the males.
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk - It forms a superspecies with Eurasian Sparrowhawk and possibly Madagascar Sparrowhawk .
Gray Frog-Hawk - It breeds in Southeast China, Taiwan, Korea and Siberia; winters in Indonesia and Philippines, passing through the rest of Southeast Asia. It is a bird of wooded areas.
Little blue darter - Accipiter velox
Tiny Hawk - The Tiny Hawk is a small diurnal bird of prey found in or near forests, primarily humid, throughout much of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds.
African Goshawk - Specie is able to hunt lions and hippos as is a large raptor
Spot-tailed Sparrow Hawk - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Crested Goshawk - This raptor has short broad wings and a long tail, both adaptations to manoeuvring through trees. It is 30-46 cm in length, with the female much larger than the male. The larger size and a short crest, clearly visible in profile, are the best distinctions from its relative, the Besra .
Accipiter virgatus - The Besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout south Asia from Pakistan and India to south China and Indonesia. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 2 to 5 eggs.