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List Of Bird Genera
List of bird genera concerns the chordata class of aves or birds, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and a high metabolic rate. Accipitriformes Eagles, Old World vultures, secretary-birds, hawks, harriers, etc. *Family Accipitridae - buzzards, eagles, harriers, hawks, kites, Old World vultures ** Genus ''Accipiter'' ** Genus ''Aegypius'' ** Genus '' Aquila'' ** Genus '' Aviceda'' ** Genus '' Busarellus'' ** Genus '' Butastur'' ** Genus ''Buteo'' (probably paraphyletic, might include ''Leucopternis'' in part and ''Parabuteo'') ** Genus ''Buteogallus'' (probably paraphyletic, might include ''Leucopternis'' in part) ** Genus '' Chelictinia'' ** Genus ''Chondrohierax'' ** Genus ''Circaetus'' ** Genus ''Circus'' ** Genus '' Clanga'' ** Genus '' Cryptoleucopteryx'' – plumbeous hawk ** Genus '' Elanoides'' - swallow-tailed kite ** Genus '' Elanus'' ** Genus ''Erythrotriorchis'' ** Genus '' Eutriorchis'' - Madagascan serpent eagle ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrohierax
''Chondrohierax'' is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. Its two members, the hook-billed kite (''C. uncinatus'') and the Cuban kite (''C. wilsonii''), are often considered to be conspecific. The hook-billed kite is widespread in the warmer parts of the Americas, while the Cuban kite is a critically endangered Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...n endemic. See also * BirdLife Species Factsheet {{Taxonbar, from=Q2328372 Bird genera Taxa named by René Lesson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm-nut Vulture
The palm-nut vulture (''Gypohierax angolensis'') or vulturine fish eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae (which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles). It is the only member of the genus ''Gypohierax''. This bird is an Old World vulture (only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in a separate family, the Cathartidae). It breeds in forest and savannah across sub-Saharan Africa, usually near water, its range coinciding with that of the oil and Raffia palms. It is quite approachable, like many African vultures, and can be seen near habitation, even on large hotel lawns in the tourist areas of countries such as the Gambia. Taxonomy The palm-nut vulture was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with the eagles, hawks and falcons in the genus '' Falco'' and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearded Vulture
The bearded vulture (''Gypaetus barbatus''), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey and the only member of the genus ''Gypaetus''. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a separate minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (''Neophron percnopterus''), its closest living relative. It is not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to, for example, hawks, and differs from the former by its feathered neck. Although dissimilar, the Egyptian and bearded vulture each have a lozenge-shaped tail—unusual among birds of prey. The bearded vulture population is thought to be in decline; in 2004, it was classified on the IUCN Red List as least concern but has been listed as near threatened since 2014. It lives and breeds on crags in high mountains in southern Europe, East Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Tibet, and the Caucasus. Females lay one or two eggs in mid-winter that hatch at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane Hawk
The crane hawk (''Geranospiza caerulescens'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Geranospiza''. Taxonomy The crane hawk used to be many species that were recently lumped into one. Those species are now designated as subspecies. Color varies clinally, though, and it is now commonly accepted that they comprise one species. There are also two species of harrier-hawks in Africa of the genus Polyboroides that, while they are morphologically and behaviorally similar, are not very closely related. They serve as a good example of convergent evolution. The crane hawk includes the following subspecies: * ''G. c. livens'' - Bangs & Penard, TE, 1921 * ''G. c. nigra'' - (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) * ''G. c. balzarensis'' - Sclater, WL, 1918 * ''G. c. caerulescens'' - (Vieillot, 1817) * ''G. c. gracilis'' - (Temminck, 1821) * ''G. c. flexipes'' - Peters, JL, 1935 Habitat and distribution Crane hawks occur in tropical lowlands at the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geranoaetus
''Geranoaetus'' is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-s .... It contains these species: References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q9267406 Bird genera * Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Neotropics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Kite
The pearl kite (''Gampsonyx swainsonii'') is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland. It is the only member of the genus ''Gampsonyx''. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist William Swainson. Taxonomy and systematics The type specimen was collected from Brazil by English naturalist William Swainson, and described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825. Vigors noted the similarity to both hawks and falcons, but placed ''Gampsonyx'' within the "Accipitrine subfamily" because it lacks the notched beak of the falcons. He also noted its striking resemblance to the coloration of the falconets. Later, the pearl kite was classified with the falcons. For example, Peters placed it with the forest falcons in subfamily Polyhieracinae. In the mid-20th century it was found to be related to '' Elanus'' based on morphology and its molt schedule. Distribution and habitat This tiny kite breeds from Panama, Colombia and Venezuela south to Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascan Serpent Eagle
The Madagascar serpent eagle (''Eutriorchis astur'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is placed in the monotypic genus ''Eutriorchis''. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description The Madagascar serpent eagle is a medium-sized raptor with a long rounded tail and short rounded wings. It is dark grey on its back and a lighter grey on its belly, breast, and throat. Dark barring covers the bird's body. It has yellow eyes and a sharp, hooked beak with strong talons. It measures long with a wingspan of . Distribution and habitat This bird inhabits dense, humid, and broadleafed evergreen forests in northeastern and east-central Madagascar. It rarely ventures above 550 meters (1800 ft). Ecology and behavior This serpent-eagle is diurnal. It eats lemurs both large and small, snakes, lizards, and frogs, which it hunts from high perches, swooping down from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrotriorchis
''Erythrotriorchis'' is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species: * Chestnut-shouldered goshawk (''Erythrotriorchis buergersi'') * Red goshawk (''Erythrotriorchis radiatus'') Etymology "Erythro-" is from a Greek word for "red", and "triorchis" meant a kind of hawk thought to have three testicles. For further details see '' Eutriorchis''. Taxonomy Latham described the red goshawk as ''Falco radiatus'' in 1801. Sharpe definedAs cited by Peters: ''Erythrotriorchis'' in 1875 as a new monotypic genus for ''Falco radiatus''. Peters also included ''E. doriae'' in the genus, p225/ref> though Doria's goshawk Doria's goshawk or Doria's hawk, (''Megatriorchis doriae'') is a raptor, the only member of the genus ''Megatriorchis''. Description At up to 69 cm long, it is among the biggest hawks in the broad sense. It is greyish-brown with a black-b ... is now classified separately as ''Megatriorchis doriae''. References B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elanus
''Elanus'' is a genus of bird of prey in the elanine kite subfamily. It was introduced by the French zoologist Jules-César Savigny in 1809 with the black-winged kite (''Elanus caeruleus'') as the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek ' for a "kite". The genus contains four species: The first three species above were considered conspecific as subspecies of ''Elanus caeruleus'', which has been known as the black-shouldered kite. These are white and grey raptors of open country, with black wing markings and a short square tail. They hunt by slowly quartering the habitat for rodents and other small mammals, birds and insects, sometimes hovering like a kestrel The term kestrel (from french: crécerelle, derivative from , i.e. ratchet) is the common name given to several species of predatory birds from the falcon genus ''Falco''. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviou .... Notes References *Ferguson-Lees, Christie, Franklin, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallow-tailed Kite
The swallow-tailed kite (''Elanoides forficatus'') is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus ''Elanoides''. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round. Taxonomy and systematics The swallow-tailed kite was first described as the "swallow-tail hawk" and "''accipiter cauda furcata''" (forked-tail hawk) by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in 1731. It was given the binomial scientific name ''Falco forficatus'' by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', published in 1758; he changed this to ''Falco furcatus'' in the 12th edition of 1766. The latter spelling was used widely during the 18th and 19th centuries, but the original spelling has precedence. The genus ''Elanoides'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1818. The name is from Ancient Greek for "kite" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plumbeous Hawk
The plumbeous hawk (''Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Distribution It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... File:Plumbeous Hawk 2015-06-09 (7) (40326994521).jpg File:Plumbeous Hawk 2015-06-09 (5) (40326975931).jpg References External links * * plumbeous hawk Birds of Colombia Birds of the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Birds of prey of South America plumbeous hawk plumbeous hawk Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Accipitriformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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