The genus Accipitrinae is often referred to as the “true” hawks.
These are primarily woodland birds that hunt by sudden dashes from a hidden perch.
They have long tails, broad wings and high visual acuity. Indeed, hawks are said to have a vision that is several times as sharp as that of humans.
They are popular in the sport of falconry – that involves taming and training a bird of prey to hunt.
Species in taxonomic order
Subfamily Accipitrinae
Genus Accipiter
- Northern Goshawk, A. gentilis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk, A. nisus
- Grey-bellied Goshawk, A. poliogaster
- Crested Goshawk, A. trivirgatus
- Sulawesi Goshawk, A. griseiceps
- Red-chested Goshawk, A. toussenelii
- African Goshawk, A. tachiro
- Chinese Goshawk, A. soloensis
- Frances’s Sparrowhawk, A. francesii
- Spot-tailed Goshawk, A. trinotatus
- Grey Goshawk, A. novaehollandiae
- Brown Goshawk, A. fasciatus
- Pied Goshawk, A. albogularis
- Fiji Goshawk, A. rufitorques
- White-bellied Goshawk, A. haplochrous
- Moluccan Goshawk, A. henicogrammus
- Grey-headed Goshawk, A. poliocephalus
- New Britain Goshawk, A. princeps
- Black Goshawk, A. melanoleucus
- Henst’s Goshawk, A. henstii
- Meyer’s Goshawk, A. meyerianus
- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, A. castanilius
- Nicobar Sparrowhawk, A. butleri
- Levant Sparrowhawk, A. brevipes
- Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk, A. luteoschistaceus
- Imitator Sparrowhawk, A. imitator
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, A. erythropus
- Little Sparrowhawk, A. minullus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk, A. gularis
- Small Sparrowhawk, A. nanus
- Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, A. erythrauchen
- Collared Sparrowhawk, A. cirrocephalus
- New Britain Sparrowhawk, A. brachyurus
- Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, A. rhodogaster
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk, A. madagascariensis
- Ovampo Sparrowhawk, A. ovampensis
- Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, A. rufiventris
- Shikra, A. badius
- Tiny Hawk, A. superciliosus
- Semicollared Hawk, A. collaris
- Sharp-shinned Hawk, A. striatus
- White-breasted Hawk, A. chionogaster
- Plain-breasted Hawk, A. ventralis
- Rufous-thighed Hawk, A. erythronemius
- Cooper’s Hawk, A. cooperii
- Gundlach’s Hawk, A. gundlachi
- Bicolored Hawk, A. bicolor
- Besra, A. virgatus
- Genus Melierax
- Genus Urotriorchis
- Long-tailed Hawk, U. macrourus
- Genus Erythrotriorchis
- Genus Megatriorchis
- Doria’s Goshawk, M. doriae
