page_title: List of birds of Manitoba
section_title: Hawks, eagles, and kites
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Manitoba / Hawks, eagles, and kites
caption_attribution_description: English: Nova - an American golden eagle in the care of the Southeastern Raptor Center at Auburn University
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  This list of birds of Manitoba includes all the bird species confirmed in the Canadian province of Manitoba as determined by the Manitoba Avian Research Committee. As of 2009 there were 390 species on this list. Between that date and July 2020, 12 additional species have been added through eBird. Of the 402 species, 76 are rare or accidental, 23 are classed as occasional, and eight have been introduced to Manitoba or elsewhere in North America. One species is extinct and two species have been extirpated; one of them might be extinct.
  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 Canadian English spellings are used and the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  The following codes are used to describe some categories of occurrence. The MARC Checklist provides abundance codes by region and season, and species may be abundant at one time and place and accidental in another.
context_section_description: Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae
  The Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds mostly have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
  Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (A)
  Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis (A)
  Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius
  Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
  Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii
  Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
  Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus (O)
  Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus
  Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni
  Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
  Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis (A)
  Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
caption: Golden eagle
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