page_title: List of birds of Kerala
section_title: Kites, hawks, and eagles
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kerala / Kites, hawks, and eagles
caption_attribution_description: English: Crested Hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus in Mayannur, Thrissur, India.
context_page_description: The state of Kerala, India, has 552 bird species within its boundaries.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention. The species list and English names are entirely based on the Checklist of Birds of Kerala published in November 2015.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
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 powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
  Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
  Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
  Crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
  Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni
  Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes
  White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis
  Indian vulture, Gyps indicus
  Himalayan vulture, Gyps himalayensis 
  Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus
  Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus
  Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
  Short-toed snake eagle, Circaetus gallicus
  Changeable hawk-eagle, Nisaetus cirrhatus
  Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis
  Legge's hawk-eagle, Nisaetus kelaarti
  Rufous-bellied eagle, Lophotriorchis kienerii
  Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
  Indian spotted eagle, Clanga hastata
  Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
  Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
  Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
  Eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca
  Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciatus
  Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
  Shikra, Accipiter badius
  Besra, Accipiter virgatus
  Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
  Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
  Eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus (A)
  Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
  Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
  Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
  Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
  Black kite, Milvus migrans
  Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus
  White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
  White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
  Lesser fish eagle, Haliaeetus humilis
  Grey-headed fish eagle, Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
  White-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa
  Himalayan buzzard, Buteo burmanicus
  Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
caption: Changeable hawk-eagle juvenile in Mayannur, Thrissur
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