Posts Tagged ‘Accipitriformes’

• Pandionidae – Ospreys+

  Sep 13 | Pandionidae | Little Stint | 92 Views | with Comments Off on Pandionidae – Ospreys+

  Pandionidae – Ospreys+ is a Family of medium/large fish eating species of Type – diurnal raptor, and Order Accipitriformes. Ospreys have long been considered as one single worldwide species containing various...

• Western Osprey

  Jul 5 | Ospreys | Little Stint | 265 Views | with No Comments

  The Western Osprey – Pandion haliaetus, is a large fish eating species of Type – diurnal raptor of the Family Pandionidae and the Order Accipitriformes. It is widespread across most continents of the world, except...

• Himalayan Griffon Vulture

  Jun 22 | Griffons, Vultures | Little Stint | 883 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 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1024 Views | with No 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 | Honey-buzzards | Little Stint | 860 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 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1006 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 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1033 Views | with No Comments

  Cinereous Vulture – Aegypius monachus – is a very large raptor of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type diurnal-raptor. It is found widely dispersed over the mountainous regions of Eurasia,...

• Egyptian Vulture

  Jun 20 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1068 Views | with No Comments

  Egyptian vulture – Neophron percnopterus, is a small vulture of Type – diurnal-raptor, the Family Accipitridae, and the Order Accipitriformes. It is a summer breeder across SW Europe and the Maghreb, and also from SE...

• White-rumped Vulture

  Jan 8 | Vultures | Little Stint | 2548 Views | with No Comments

  White-rumped vulture – Gyps bengalensis – is a medium sized vulture of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is native to the Oriental Region, but in the AWB...

• Levant Sparrowhawk

  Jan 8 | Sparrowhawks | Little Stint | 2560 Views | with No Comments

  Levant sparrowhawk – Accipiter brevipes – is a small hawk of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is a summer migrant to SE Europe and SW Asia. In the AWB Region...