#accipitridae

[herpsandbirds]

Osprey aka “Sea Hawk” (Pandion haliaetus), CATCH A TASTY FLOUNDER!!!, family Pandionidae, order Accipitriformes, BC, Canada

photograph by Henrik Nilsson

[saritawolf]

Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[snototter]

Himalayan vultures (Gyps himalayensis) pick at a carcass in the Tibetan plateau, China

by Dash Huang

[deadbirdsdaily]

Two juvenile Cooper’s Hawk wings from different individuals. You don’t notice the individual variation until it’s right in front of you.

[michaelnordeman]

European honey buzzard/Pernis apivorus/bivråk. Värmland, Sweden (29 July 2017).

[vulturescale]

WAKE UP VULTURE NATION!!!

[best-bird-tournament]

Accipitridae family

Which is the best bird?

Bearded vulture

Harpy eagle

Scissor-tailed kite

Crested goshawk

White-headed vulture

Philippine eagle

Swallow-tailed kite

Cooper's hawk

Blythe's hawk-eagle

African harrier-hawk

Tiny hawk

Red-tailed hawk

Voting ended onDec 26, 2025

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

There are scavengers, and then there are scavengers; of the two, hooded vultures are definitely the latter. As one of the smallest vultures in the world, hooded vultures come in to feed only after all the other, larger scavengers like hyenas, jackals, and bigger vultures have gone. However, that doesn't mean they're left with nothing! Their thin beaks are perfect for scraping meat from joints and other hard to reach places, and they supplement their carrion diets with a variety of insects, mollusks, and even scraps of human food in urban areas.

(Image: A pair of hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) by Jacob Bahar)