page_title: List of birds of Pennsylvania
section_title: Hawks, eagles, and kites
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Pennsylvania / Hawks, eagles, and kites
caption_attribution_description: Buteo jamaicensis English: A Red-tailed Hawk eating a rabbit in a tree near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
context_page_description: This list of birds of Pennsylvania includes species documented in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and accepted by the Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee. As of June 2018, there were 432 species on the official list. Of them, 100 are classified as accidental, 32 are classed as casual, six have been introduced to North America, two are known to be extinct and another might be, and two have been extirpated. An additional nine species are classed as provisional and are also classed as accidental. Four more species are also included in this list whose reports PORC have not evaluated; they too are classed as accidental.
  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.
  Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Pennsylvania as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants.
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 very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
  Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (C)
  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
  Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
  Snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis (A)
  Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus
  Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus
  Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni (A)
  Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
  Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
caption: A red-tailed hawk perched in a tree eating a rabbit
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