page_title: List of birds of North America (Accipitriformes)
section_title: Eagles, kites and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of North America (Accipitriformes) / Eagles, kites and allies
caption_attribution_description: English: Northern Goshawk Adult Male (Accipiter gentilis)
context_page_description: The birds listed below all belong to the biological order Accipitriformes, and are native to North America.
context_section_description: Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae
  Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
  Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus LC
  Barred hawk, Leucopternis princeps LC
  Bicolored hawk, Accipiter bicolor LC
  Black-and-white hawk-eagle, Spizaetus melanoleucus LC
  Black-collared hawk, Busarellus nigricollis LC
  Black hawk-eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus LC
  Booted eagle, Aquila pennata (A) LC
  Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus LC (ssp. brunnescens: E)
  Chinese sparrowhawk, Accipiter soloensis (A) LC
  Common black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus LC
  Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii LC
  Crane hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens LC
  Crested eagle, Morphnus guianensis NT
  Cuban black hawk, Buteogallus gundlachii NT
  Double-toothed kite, Harpagus bidentatus LC
  Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis LC
  Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos LC
  Gray hawk, Buteo plagiatus (B. nitidus: LC)
  Gray-lined hawk, Buteo nitidus LC
  Gray-headed kite, Leptodon cayanensis LC
  Gray-bellied hawk, Accipiter poliogaster (A) NT
  Great black hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga LC
  Gundlach's hawk, Accipiter gundlachi EN
  Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja NT E
  Harris's hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus LC
  Hook-billed kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus LC (C. u. mirus and Cuban kite C. (u.) wilsonii: E)
  Long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni LC
  Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis LC
  Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis LC
  Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius LC
  Pearl kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii LC
  Ornate hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus NT
  Plumbeous hawk, Leucopternis plumbeus NT
  Plumbeous kite, Ictinia plumbea LC
  Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus LC
  Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis LC
  Ridgway's hawk, Buteo ridgwayi CR
  Roadside hawk, Buteo magnirostris LC
  Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus LC
  Rufous crab hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis (A) NT
  Savanna hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis LC
  Semiplumbeous hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbeus LC
  Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus LC (Accipiter striatus venator A. s. venator: E)
  Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus LC
  Slender-billed kite, Helicolestes hamatus LC
  Snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis LC (ssp. plumbeus: E)
  Solitary eagle, Harpyhaliaetus solitarius NT
  Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus (C) VU
  Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni LC
  Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus LC
  Tiny hawk, Accipiter superciliosus LC
  Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura LC
  Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus (A) LC
  White hawk, Leucopternis albicollis LC
  White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (C) LC (ssp. groenlandicus: E)
  White-tailed hawk, Buteo albicaudatus LC
  White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus LC
  Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatus LC
caption: Northern goshawk
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