Buteoninae
Buteoninae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of medium to large broad-winged species.
They have large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talons. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.
This subfamily contains the buzzards, true eagles and sea eagles.
Systematics
SUBFAMILY BUTEONINAE
- Genus Buteo - buteonine hawks (North America) or buzzards (Europe): nearly 30 species (probably paraphyletic, might include Leucopternis in part and Parabuteo)
- Genus Buteogallus - crab hawks: 5 species (probably paraphyletic, might include Leucopternis in part and Harpyhaliaetus)
- Genus Leucopternis - grey hawks (probably polyphyletic)
- Plumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis plumbeus
- Slate-colored Hawk, Leucopternis schistaceus
- Barred Hawk, Leucopternis princeps
- Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops
- White-browed Hawk, Leucopternis kuhli
- White-necked Hawk, Leucopternis lacernulatus
- Semiplumbeous Hawk, Leucopternis semiplumbeus
- White Hawk, Leucopternis albicollis
- Grey-backed Hawk, Leucopternis occidentalis
- Mantled Hawk, Leucopternis polionotus
- Genus Spizaetus crested hawk-eagles: c.4 species
- Genus "Hieraaetus" - hawk-eagles: 3 species; Genus name unavailable or belongs in Aquila
- Genus Haliaeetus - sea eagles and brown fish-eagles: 8 species
- Genus Harpagornis - might belong into Aquila