page_title: List of birds of Andhra Pradesh
section_title: Hawks, kites and eagles
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Andhra Pradesh / Hawks, kites and eagles
caption_attribution_description: العربية: عوسقٌ مألوف (Falco tinnunculus). Čeština: Poštolka obecná (Falco tinnunculus). Deutsch: Turmfalke (Falco tinnunculus). English: Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Français&#160;: Un Faucon crécerelle (Falco tinnunculus). Türkçe: Bayağı kerkenez (Falco tinnunculus).
context_page_description: The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has about 484 bird species within its political boundary. This following list of birds is based on the taxonomic treatment of Clements's 6th edition but includes recent revisions. The rose-ringed parakeet is the state bird of Andhra Pradesh.
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.
  Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni
  Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes
  Crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
  Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
  Black kite, Milvus migrans
  Black-eared kite, Milvus migrans
  Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus
  White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
  Grey-headed fish eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
  Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
  White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis
  Indian vulture, Gyps indicus
  Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus
  Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus
  Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus
  Short-toed snake eagle, Circaetus gallicus
  Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
  Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
  Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
  Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
  Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
  Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
  Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
  Shikra, Accipiter badius
  Besra, Accipiter virgatus
  Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
  Japanese sparrowhawk
  White-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa
  Long-legged buzzard
  Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
  Indian spotted eagle, Clanga hastata (earlier treated as C. pomarina hastata)
  Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
  Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax
  Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata
  Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
  Rufous-bellied eagle, Lophotriorchis kienerii
  Changeable hawk-eagle, Nisaetus cirrhatus (Spizaetus restricted to the neotropics by Gjershaug et al., 2008)
caption: Lesser kestrel
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