page_title: List of birds of Korea
section_title: Hawks, kites and eagles
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Korea / Hawks, kites and eagles
context_page_description: This is a list of all birds recorded in the wild in the Korean Peninsula and its islands.
context_section_description: Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae
  From the family Accipitridae, they range from 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-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion
  Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
  Black-eared kite, Milvus migrans
  White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
  Steller's sea-eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus
  Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
  Eurasian black vulture, Aegypius monachus
  Eastern marsh-harrier, Circus spilonotus
  Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus
  Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
  Japanese sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
  Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
  Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
  Chinese goshawk, Accipiter soloensis
  Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
  Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
  Upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
  Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
  Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
  Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
  Eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca
  Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis
  Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
caption: Steppe eagle
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