page_title: List of birds of Mexico
section_title: Hawks, eagles, and kites
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Mexico / Hawks, eagles, and kites
caption_attribution_description: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), Michigan
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mexico. The avifauna of Mexico included a total of 1122 species as of December 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. One additional species has been added as a result of a split. Of these 1123 species, 101 are rare or accidental, 10 have been introduced by humans, 112 are endemic, and five more breed only in Mexico though their non-breeding range is larger. Four species are known to be extinct, 68 are globally vulnerable or endangered, and three of the latter might also be extinct. The total figure includes a number of species which are known only from sight records; they are listed but not especially noted.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
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.
  White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus
  Hook-billed kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus
  Gray-headed kite, Leptodon cayanensis
  Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus
  Crested eagle, Morphnus guianensis (Near-threatened)
  Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja (Near-threatened)
  Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  Black hawk-eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus
  Black-and-white hawk-eagle, Spizaetus melanoleucus
  Ornate hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus (Near-threatened)
  Double-toothed kite, Harpagus bidentatus
  Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius
  Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
  Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii
  Bicolored hawk, Accipiter bicolor
  Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
  Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
  Plumbeous kite, Ictinia plumbea
  Black-collared hawk, Busarellus nigricollis
  Crane hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens
  Snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis
  Common black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
  Great black hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga
  Solitary eagle, Buteogallus solitarius (Near-threatened)
  Roadside hawk, Rupornis magnirostris
  Harris's hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus
  White-tailed hawk, Geranoaetus albicaudatus
  White hawk, Pseudastur albicollis
  Gray hawk, Buteo plagiatus
  Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus
  Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus
  Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus
  Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni
  Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatus
  Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
  Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
  Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis
caption: Sharp-shinned hawk
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