The Accipitridae, one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes (the others being Pandionidae and Sagittariidae), are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet

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1. Brahminy Kite, 栗鸢, 栗鳶, Haliastur indus, シロガシラトビ, HELANG-TEMBIKAR MERAH

2. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle, 马来鹰雕, 馬來鷹雕, Nisaetus alboniger, カオグロクマタカ, HELANG-HINDIK MELAYU

3. Black Baza, 黑冠鹃隼, 黑冠鵑隼, Aviceda leuphotes, クロカッコウハヤブサ, HELANG-GERIGI HITAM

4. Bat Hawk, 食蝠鸢, 食蝠鳶, Macheiramphus alcinus, コウモリダカ, Helang Malam

5. Lesser Fish-Eagle, 鱼雕, Haliaeetus leucogaster, シロハラウミワシ, HELANG-KANGUK KECIL

6. Pied Harrier, 鹊鹞, 花澤鵟, Circus melanoleucos, マダラチュウヒ, HELANG-SAWAH HITAM-PUTIH

7. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, 白腹海雕, 白腹海雕, Haliaeetus leucogaster, シロハラウミワシ, HELANG-LAUT PUTIH

8. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, 灰头鱼雕, 灰頭魚雕, Haliaeetus ichthyaetus, ウオクイワシ, HELANG-KANGUK BESAR

9. Eastern Marsh-Harrier, 白腹鹞, 白腹鷂, Circus spilonotus, チュウヒ, HELANG-SAWAH BIASA

10. Greater Spotted Eagle, 乌雕, 烏雕, Clanga clanga, カラフトワシ, HELANG-BINTIK BESAR

11. Black-winged Kite, 黑翅鸢, 黑翅鳶, Elanus caeruleus, カタグロトビ, HELANG-TIKUS BIASA

12. Steppe Eagle, 草原雕, Aquila nipalensis, ソウゲンワシ, HELANG GURUN

13. Crested Serpent-Eagle, 蛇雕, Spilornis cheela, カンムリワシ, Burung Helang Kuik

14. Changeable Hawk-Eagle, 凤头鹰雕, 鳳頭鷹鵰, Nisaetus cirrhatus, カワリクマタカ, HELANG-HINDIK BIASA

15. Rufous-bellied Eagle, 棕腹隼雕, 棕腹隼鵰, Lophotriorchis kienerii, アカハラクマタカ, Helang Perut Merah

16. Oriental Honey-buzzard, 凤头蜂鹰, 鳳頭蜂鷹, Pernis ptilorhynchus, ハチクマ, ハチクマ, HELANG-LEBAH ASIA

17. Mountain Serpent-Eagle, 山蛇雕, 山蛇鵰, Spilornis kinabaluensis, キナバルカンムリワシ, HELANG-KUIK KINABALU

18. Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle, 华氏鹰雕, 小鹰鵰, Nisaetus nanus, ウォーレスクマタカ, HELANG-HINDIK KECIL

19. Jerdon’s Baza, 褐冠鹃隼, 褐冠鵑隼, Aviceda jerdoni, チャイロカッコウハヤブサ, HELANG-GERIGI PERANG

20. Black Eagle, 林雕, 林鵰, Ictinaetus malaiensis, カザノワシ, HELANG HITAM ASIA

21. Common Buzzard, 普通鵟, 普通鵟, Buteo buteo, ヨーロッパノスリ, HELANG-GEMPAL BIASA

22. Crested Goshawk, 凤头鹰, 鳳頭鷹, Accipiter trivirgatus, カンムリオオタカ, HELANG-SEWAH BESAR BERJAMBUL

23. Japanese Sparrowhawk, 日本松雀鹰, 日本松雀鷹, Accipiter gularis, ツミ, HELANG-SEWAH JEPUN

24. Black Kite, 黑鸢, 鳶, Milvus migrans, トビ, HELANG-KEMBARA HITAM

 

Indonesia

51. Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, 苏拉威西鹰雕, 蘇拉威西鷹雕, Nisaetus lanceolatus, セレベスクマタカ, Elang Sulawesi

52. Spot-tailed Goshawk, 斑尾鹰, 點尾鷹, Accipiter trinotatus, シラボシオオタカ, Elang-alap ekor-totol

China

201. Himalayan Griffon, 高山兀鹫, 高山兀鷲, Gyps himalayensis, ヒマラヤハゲワシ, HERING HIMALAYA

Sri Lanka

251. Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Crested), 凤头鹰雕, 鳳頭鷹鵰, Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus/ceylanensis, インドクマタカ（亜種 インドクマタカ）

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1. Brahminy Kite, 栗鸢, 栗鳶, Haliastur indus, シロガシラトビ, HELANG-TEMBIKAR MERAH

– very common raptor, from urban, mangrove

update 202011

– adult

– immature bird

 

 

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2. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle, 马来鹰雕, 馬來鷹雕, Nisaetus alboniger, カオグロクマタカ, HELANG-HINDIK MELAYU

– medium size, very beautiful raptor

– heavily black-streaked white underpart

– normally found near the hill

update 202105

– another lovely bird to be seen, never get bore to see this beautiful raptor.
– one of the most beautiful raptor of Malaysia

– 封城前一天的最後其中一隻鳥。
– 這麼美的猛禽，見多少會都會再看幾眼。

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3. Black Baza, 黑冠鹃隼, 黑冠鵑隼, Aviceda leuphotes, クロカッコウハヤブサ, HELANG-GERIGI HITAM

– a small bird of prey that migrate from north south ,  normally in big group

– beautiful bird with crest

 

update 2020 Aug

update 2014 Dec 5

 

4. Bat Hawk, 食蝠鸢, 食蝠鳶,Macheiramphus alcinus, コウモリダカ, Helang Malam

– small raptor which normally catches pray at dusk

– It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats.

swift-like raptor with angular wings and a massive gape; capable of snatching prey from the air and devouring it in a flash while still on the wing. Dark with varying amounts of white on the underside; African birds have patchy white throughout the underparts, while white is restricted to the throat and lower belly on New Guinean birds and solely to the throat in Southeast Asian birds. Inactive during the day; hunts at dawn and dusk, and occasionally into the night if light is sufficient. Generally uncommon and localized, most reliably encountered near large bat roosts in forested areas, but can also be seen over open forest, fields, and fringes of habitation. (ebird)

中型猎鹰，总体黑色，在胸部有少许白斑。一般在夜间活动，主要特征是嘴裂较大，可在飞行中吞食昆虫和蝙蝠。

update 202310

– it is always good to see this weird and beautiful raptor with special flying shape

– 非常喜欢见到这鸟，站，飞都非常好看。也特别，一天就活动几个小时捉蝙蝠。

 

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update 202105

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5. Lesser Fish-Eagle, 鱼雕,Haliaeetus leucogaster, シロハラウミワシ, HELANG-KANGUK KECIL

– sometime it is confuse with grey Fish-Eagle

– Belum-Temenggor , Malim-Nawar, Kinabatangan river, Taman Negara Kuala Tahan

update 202308

– a last day on the boat after have all target ticked. But happy to see new bird of the trip. This smaller overall and see the tail banded after you flying off.

– 在京河，所有目标鸟看完后。在最后一个早上见到新鸟。不错。

update 202105

– 头部和颈部为灰色，腹部白色，其余均为灰褐色。
– 通常栖息于靠近河流或海岸的森林地区。主要以捕食鱼类为食，也吃蜥蜴、蛙类等小型动物。

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6. Pied Harrier, 鹊鹞, 花澤鵟, Circus melanoleucos, マダラチュウヒ, HELANG-SAWAH HITAM-PUTIH

– medium size raptor, male very beautiful as name Pied .. black and white

– normally fly low near the ground for prey

update 20250101

My year-end birding tradition often takes me to the paddy fields in search of winter visitors. If I recall correctly, my buddy and I were waiting for some warblers when, out of nowhere, this raptor flew in, staring right at us! But no—it wasn’t us it was focused on. The Purple Heron caught its attention, flying between us and the harrier. I couldn’t help but wonder what the harrier was thinking as it kept its eyes on the heron for quite a distance.

年末观鸟的习惯通常会带我到稻田寻找冬季候鸟。如果没记错的话，当时我和朋友正在等待一些莺类，突然这只猛禽飞了进来，直盯着我们！但不，它的注意力并不在我们身上，而是被紫鹭吸引了。紫鹭飞过我们和鹞鹰之间，而鹞鹰一路都紧盯着紫鹭，不禁让我好奇它到底在想什么。

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– it is always excited t see male bird and this year seem few of them passing by and continue their journey to south

– 应该没人不喜欢这公鸟吧。幸运的见到几只经过，很快的就继续它们的南行。

update 202012

update 202011

– female adult

update 202010

 

7. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, 白腹海雕, 白腹海雕, Haliaeetus leucogaster, シロハラウミワシ, HELANG-LAUT PUTIH

– very common at the river, pond, beach

– big size, mostly white and black

update 202203

– beautiful morning with breakfast ready

– 一大早金黄色的天。一早就捉到早餐了。

update 202011

8. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, 灰头鱼雕, 灰頭魚雕, Haliaeetus ichthyaetus, ウオクイワシ, HELANG-KANGUK BESAR

– sometimes confused with Lesser Fish-Eagle

update 202310

– pretty common raptor found at Kinabatangan River, and this pair seem always near same area over the years

– 在京河蛮普通的猛禽，几年了都在同一区域活动。

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9. Eastern Marsh-Harrier, 白腹鹞, 白腹鷂, Circus spilonotus, チュウヒ, HELANG-SAWAH BIASA

– another common winter visitor, normally found in a paddy field

update 202211

– same place for last year, again male flying low

– 上一年，接近地点。一样的鸟。

update 202111

– a beautiful male, rest and ready for the day

– 漂亮的公鸟，准备新的一天开始。

 

update 202110

– a seldom seen male bird which overall white and brown

– 比较少见的雄鸟。白-棕色。

 

update 202101

- Juvenile

 

update 202012

update 202011

– juvenile

10. Greater Spotted Eagle, 乌雕, 烏雕, Clanga clanga, カラフトワシ, HELANG-BINTIK BESAR

– large raptor, mostly brown and white upper and bottow

update 202101


- another day testing with X-T4 and 200mmF2


- mainly trying on AF lock speed and tracking for raptors 
flying


- and this is an example using AF Zone in Video record 4k, 
60p

update 202012

11. Black-winged Kite, 黑翅鸢, 黑翅鳶, Elanus caeruleus, カタグロトビ, HELANG-TIKUS BIASA

– very common widespread small raptor

– white mostly with some black on the wing

update 202405

– another good start of the tour, not only hit most of the main targets but included some good view of common birds .. this small raptor got it’s prey and stand infront of us eating the rat …

– 另一个观鸟团好的开始。第一天见到几乎每种主要目标，普鸟也“出奇制胜”。这小猛禽捉了一只老鼠后，尽然飞过来我们面前吃起小老鼠。

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update 202105

– 2 birds playing in the sky for a while. rush down handheld with this setup is a nightmare (heavy, weigh not balance etc) but the AF lock-on and tracking work perfect for this not that fast small raptor

– 2 只小猛禽在天上玩追逐。跑了下车手持拍他们。可是重量不平衡正的不好拍。还好富士的对焦+追焦还是很容易把这一刻拍下。

update 202012

12. Steppe Eagle, 草原雕, Aquila nipalensis, ソウゲンワシ, HELANG GURUN

– large raptor, mostly brown

– rare migrant for Malaysia

update 202101

– lucky moment to have both Steppe Eagle and Greater Spotted Eagle playing together

update 202012

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13. Crested Serpent-Eagle, 蛇雕, Spilornis cheela, カンムリワシ, Burung Helang Kuik

– another picture captured with Fujifilm X-T4, XF70300 & 1.4x TC
– it was a rainy day, shoot under the rain
– a common raptor resting on a tree

– 馬來西亞非常普通的猛禽
– 另一張照片，攝與Fujifilm X-T4, XF70300 & 1.4x TC

Cloudy, Raining Condition

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14. Changeable Hawk-Eagle, 凤头鹰雕, 鳳頭鷹鵰, Nisaetus cirrhatus, カワリクマタカ, HELANG-HINDIK BIASA

Medium-sized eagle with massive rounded wings. Appears very small-headed in flight. The name is slightly misleading, as there are only really two color morphs, pale and black

update 202105

– pale morph

15. Rufous-bellied Eagle, 棕腹隼雕, 棕腹隼鵰, Lophotriorchis kienerii, アカハラクマタカ, Helang Perut Merah

– quite a distinct feature, black hood, mask (when flying) and rufous-chestnut underparts and wing coverts contrast with the white on the throat and breast

– 蛮特别的过冬鸟。头顶具有一个黑色的羽冠，上体为黑色，喉部和上胸白色，具少许细的黑色纵纹，其余下体为棕栗色

update 202403

– just another bird seldom meet it perch, it is beautiful bird

– 一只我很少见到它站的。通常都是飞版。

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update 202103

– saw this raptor flying low but too bad miss the opportunity, but lucky it turns back but the higher view.

– adult bird with a black mask and dark-rufous check and belly

– a full adult

错过它的低飞。可是他还是回头飞了回来。

– 成鸟。

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16. Oriental Honey-buzzard, 凤头蜂鹰, 鳳頭蜂鷹, Pernis ptilorhynchus, ハチクマ, ハチクマ, HELANG-LEBAH ASIA

– one of the most common raptors here especially North migration season

– normally small slender head

update 202105

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17. Mountain Serpent-Eagle, 山蛇雕, 山蛇鵰, Spilornis kinabaluensis, キナバルカンムリワシ, HELANG-KUIK KINABALU

– exclusive Borneo montane endemic, KNP, and sometimes see it calling and flying around

update 202309

– last day, we almost plan to go back and just stay up Gunung Alab to trying ours luck on this raptor. And not so long waiting, this bird calling from far and it coming toward us !!! BINGO …

– 最后一天，没什么期望。就在最高点等等看没有机会看到这猛禽。早餐后，等没很久，尽然听到他叫。立刻见他飞过来。太有运气了。

update 202305

– misty day after rain whole night. reach to next destination, saw this raptor sit on fence and allow us take some pictures before flew away.

– definite my best 5 of 202305

– 很大雾的一天。在到达下个鸟点前，尽然见到这么稀有的鹰。还让我们下车看够够才飞走。

– 这一定是我2023 5月最喜欢照片之一。

update 202304

– it is not that often to see this beautiful raptor close, this bird flying low and close after ours guests insist to wait for this amazing raptor after heard its’ call

– 很少机会见到这漂亮的猛禽飞的这么近与地。感谢客人的执着，等了蛮久的。

update 202211

– for year 2022, think this is my bird of the year. Over the years, this bird just high up for reasonable picture. But this year few times, managed to see it really low and close.

– 2022 年度只鸟。在这之前每次都飞的高高的，今年好几次都很低。

update 202209

– always love to see this special montane endemic low

– 这么难的机会，这么低的看这特别的婆罗洲特有种。

update 202208

– one of our long wait target while we heard it calling and we keep waiting in the open area for ~2hours for a best view of this montane endemic

– 这个团等蛮久的一只鸟，我们都听到它叫。然后我们就到开阔的地方等了大概2个小时。终于见到这么漂亮的婆罗洲特有种。

update 202105

– not a good picture but distinct from its call

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18. Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle, 华氏鹰雕, 小鹰鵰, Nisaetus nanus, ウォーレスクマタカ, HELANG-HINDIK KECIL

– small size raptor normally found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

– overall brown, with dark brown wing, crest

– sometimes got confused with Blyth’s Hawk-eagle juvi, Jerdon’s Baza

update 202310

– clearing some 2023 pictures after busy months. It is good moment while seeing this bird having it’s meal to bring back to the nest

– 忙了10个月后，终于在清理2023久照片。这鸟在筑巢时，母鸟还在孵蛋。带回来食物，慢慢准备给“老婆”吃。。。

update 202307

– a close encounter of this cool raptor with prey … witness it eat the rat

– 这么漂亮的猛禽，看他慢慢的把老鼠吃掉。好爽

update 202210

– a clear morning with this beautiful raptor just ~20m from us

– 一大早上，这鸟站我们20米前。还有鸟会来？

update 202105

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19. Jerdon’s Baza, 褐冠鹃隼, 褐冠鵑隼, Aviceda jerdoni, チャイロカッコウハヤブサ, HELANG-GERIGI PERANG

– winter visitor for Peninsular Malaysia and Resident for Borneo.

– sometimes confused with Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle and Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle

– the leg feather, Beak, and call make it tell the different

update 202302

– a cloudy day and whole forest just too quiet. This raptor flying and perch. lovely looking but just bit too far

– 密云满天的一个早上。森林特别安静。这猛禽突然飞在前方停了下来。虽然很远，还是可以看这鸟很美。

 

update 202105

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20. Black Eagle, 林雕, 林鵰, Ictinaetus malaiensis, カザノワシ, HELANG HITAM ASIA

– overall dark mid-sized raptor with a yellow beak and leg, found sub-montane hill sites.

– but also recently sight low-land (Sg Congkak & Sekinchan)

update 202405

– it is good season to see this ? sight so many times in Fraser HIll and it flew real close sometime just ~20m from us.

– a not really black overall if with lighting and big raptor which quite frequent found Fraser Hill

– 这个季节怎么这么多这个猛禽？几乎没几个小时就见到还要很低（我们都在不一样的地方）还要飞很低。

– 英文叫“黑鹰”可是在有光线下不黑的。

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21. Common Buzzard, 普通鵟, 普通鵟, Buteo buteo, ヨーロッパノスリ, HELANG-GEMPAL BIASA

– not so common winter visitor

update 202105

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22. Crested Goshawk, 凤头鹰, 鳳頭鷹, Accipiter trivirgatus, カンムリオオタカ, HELANG-SEWAH BESAR BERJAMBUL

– common small raptors, can found urban, forest edge, sub-montane, montane etc

– Adult has a gray head, brown wings, whitish underparts with thick orange-brown stripes in belly and streaks in breast, and white throat with black borders. Juvenile similar but with brown head, sparingly marked underparts, and very short crest. Appears stockier and relatively shorter-tailed in flight than other accipiters. Flying adults may also show a fluffy white clump of feathers on both sides of the tail. (Ebird)

update 202208

– a very boring morning, where a pair of Rhinoceros Hornbill standing/sleeping on same tree for whole morning. After we lost our patient we come here and lucky to see this bird having it’s breakfast

– 非常闷的一个早晨。一双马来犀鸟站在同一棵树了1个小时多。我们的耐心终于输了给它们。换了个点，来到这看到这小猛禽在吃早餐。

update 202105

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23. Japanese Sparrowhawk, 日本松雀鹰, 日本松雀鷹, Accipiter gularis, ツミ, HELANG-SEWAH JEPUN

– another small raptor, a common winter visitor.

– sometimes confused with Chinese Sparrowgawk which with pale-plain under-wing

update 202105

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24. Black Kite, 黑鸢, 鳶, Milvus migrans, トビ, HELANG-KEMBARA HITAM

– another common winter visitor, overall brown-black. the “fork-tailed” also a distinctive

update 202105

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Indonesia

51. Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, 苏拉威西鹰雕, 蘇拉威西鷹雕, Nisaetus lanceolatus, セレベスクマタカ, Elang Sulawesi

– another Sulawesi endemic
– medium size raptor, the juvenile pure white

– 蘇拉威西特有種猛禽
– 幼鳥，全白

update 202310

– it is always good to see this beautiful raptor close and eye level. such a beauty

– 平视角，近距离看着这么漂亮的猛禽。好美啊

 

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52. Spot-tailed Goshawk, 斑尾鹰, 點尾鷹, Accipiter trinotatus, シラボシオオタカ, Elang-alap ekor-totol

– many raptors endemic of Sulawesi, this is a small raptor

– overall rufous-light brown with a black-white tail (whit spot)

– 蘇拉威西很多猛禽特有種。小猛禽，棕色與黑白尾。

update 202309

– ours’ boring morning which cannot find the thrush and heard this bird and slowly we trying to locate this lovely bird .. small and beautiful

– 很闷的一个早上。没什么鸟，可是当我们走远时听到这鸟叫。没很久，就找到这么美丽的猛禽

 

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201. Himalayan Griffon, 高山兀鹫, 高山兀鷲, Gyps himalayensis, ヒマラヤハゲワシ, HERING HIMALAYA

– large size raptor, the group moving in Sichuan area

– rare migrant to Malaysia

update 202105

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251. Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Crested), 凤头鹰雕, 鳳頭鷹鵰, Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus/ceylanensis, インドクマタカ（亜種 インドクマタカ）

– medium size of raptor, and it look very similar to Malaysia one except have “high crest”

– 体型中。与马来西亚凤头鹰雕很像除了冠很高。

update 202402

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– before I forgot, another best moment when we at Sri Lanka.. this good looking raptor give us very good looking it is close and not happy

– 我去忙前，这是2023我最特别的其中一刻。这猛禽，真的很漂亮。站很近，看我们。有点不高兴。

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– our 2nd try for the Leopard at another entrance of Yala National Park, not very productive afternoon but we saw this raptor standing on ground and walk across the trail and looking at us !

– 我们在亚拉国家公园另一个路口继续寻找花豹，中午没什么鸟。可是还是非常幸运，在路上见到这猛禽在路上站好好看我们还在我们车前慢慢过马路。

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More pictures from Flickr: Accipitridae series: Harrier, Eagle Hawk | 鹰科 | liewwk Nature

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