Archive for the ‘Eagles+’ Category

• Socotra buzzard

  Jun 6 | Buzzards, Eagles+ | Little Stint | 1272 Views | with Comments Off on Socotra buzzard

  Socotra buzzard – Buteo socotraensis – is a medium/large resident Arabian bird of prey, of Type – diurnal-raptor, Family Accipitridae and Order Accipitriformes. It is endemic to Socotra and is found in varied...

• Ruppell’s vulture

  Apr 24 | Eagles+, Vultures | Little Stint | 1265 Views | with Comments Off on Ruppell’s vulture

  Ruppell’s vulture – Gyps rueppelli – is a large resident African bird of prey, of Type – diurnal-raptor, Family Accipitridae and Order Accipitriformes. It is found all across a broad coast to coast Sahel...

• Imperial eagle

  Apr 23 | Eagles, Eagles+ | Little Stint | 1238 Views | with Comments Off on Imperial eagle

  Imperial eagle – Aquila heliaca – on this site also called – Eastern Imperial Eagle &#...

• Brahminy kite –

  Mar 12 | Eagles+, Kites | Little Stint | 1410 Views | with Comments Off on Brahminy kite –

  Brahminy kite – Haliastur indus – is a medium-sized resident Asian/Austral raptor of Type diurnal-raptor, Family Accipitridae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident from Pakistan to E Australia. The AWB Region is...

• Bearded vulture

  Mar 9 | Eagles+, Lammergeiers, Vultures | Little Stint | 1326 Views | with Comments Off on Bearded vulture

  Bearded vulture – Gypaetus barbatus – also known as Lammergeier – on this site...

• Himalayan Griffon Vulture

  Jun 22 | Eagles+, Griffons, Vultures | Little Stint | 2559 Views | with No Comments

  Himalayan Griffon Vulture – Gyps himalayensis – is one of the largest Old World vultures and is native to the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau. It is in the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes...

• Vultures

  Jun 22 | Eagles+, Vultures | Little Stint | 2673 Views | with 2 Comments

  Vultures – Natures Rubbish Collectors who never Go On Strike, are part of the Family – Accipitridae  and the Order – Accipitriformes. they also include the Griffons, which previously were called Griffon...

• Oriental honey-buzzard

  Jun 22 | Eagles+, Honey-buzzards | Little Stint | 2445 Views | with No Comments

  Oriental honey-buzzard -Pernis ptilorhynchus – is a medium sized species of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. Unusually for raptors they feed largely on the larvae and...

• Lappet-faced Vulture

  Jun 20 | Eagles+, Vultures | Little Stint | 2592 Views | with No Comments

  Lappet-faced vulture – Torgos tracheliotos – is a very large vulture of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is sporadically distributed over much of none heavily...

• Cinereous Vulture

  Jun 20 | Eagles+, Vultures | Little Stint | 2671 Views | with No Comments

  Cinereous Vulture – Aegypius monachus – also in Europe, known as the Black vulture, (but causes confusion with a US species of the same name) is a very large raptor of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes...