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Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Elanoides forficatus, the swallow-tailed kite, is a black-and-white migratory ra…
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pernis apivorus, the European honey buzzard, is a distinct large bird of prey th…
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck, 1821)
Pernis ptilorhynchus, the crested honey buzzard, is a variable, fairly large rap…
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck, 1822)
Chondrohierax uncinatus, the hook-billed kite, is a variably colored mid-sized r…
Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis rufipectus Gould, 1858
The Sulawesi serpent eagle (Spilornis rufipectus) is a large bird of prey endemi…
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790)
Spilornis cheela, the crested serpent eagle, is a medium-large forest eagle that…
Philippine Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis holospilus (Vigors, 1831)
Spilornis holospilus is a fairly large common raptor endemic to the Philippines,…
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800)
Terathopius ecaudatus, the bateleur, is a distinctive African raptor found acros…
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis A.Smith, 1829
Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) is an Afrotropical snake-eating…
Brown Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinereus Vieillot, 1818
Circaetus cinereus, the brown snake eagle, is a large African eagle found in ope…
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin, 1788)
Circaetus gallicus, the short-toed snake eagle, is a large Old World raptor that…
Southern Banded Snake Eagle
Circaetus fasciolatus Kaup, 1847
Circaetus fasciolatus, the southern banded snake eagle, is a small stocky eagle …
Western Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens J.W.Von Muller, 1851
Circaetus cinerascens, the western banded snake eagle, is an uncommon patchily d…
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini J.Verreaux & Des Murs, 1862
Circaetus beaudouini is a large snake eagle found across a narrow band of West a…
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865
Gyps africanus, the white-backed vulture, is a common medium-sized African vultu…
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres (J.R.Forster, 1798)
Gyps coprotheres, the Cape vulture, is a large African Old World vulture and obl…
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783)
Gyps fulvus, the Eurasian griffon vulture, is a large resident Old World vulture…
Himalayan Griffon
Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869
Gyps himalayensis, the Himalayan vulture, is a large Old World vulture native to…
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788)
This is the white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis), a small but large Gyps scav…
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus (Scopoli, 1786)
Gyps indicus, the Indian vulture, is a medium-sized scavenging vulture native to…
Rüppell's Griffon
Gyps rueppellii (A.E.Brehm, 1852)
Gyps rueppellii, or Rüppell's vulture, is a large high-flying African vulture wi…
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Aegypius monachus, the cinereous vulture, is a large Eurasian accipitrid that in…
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis (Burchell, 1824)
Trigonoceps occipitalis, the white-headed vulture, is a reversed-dimorphic Afric…
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos (J.R.Forster, 1796)
Torgos tracheliotos, the lappet-faced vulture, is a large accipitrid found acros…
