Birds of Prey of The Bahamas

Members of the orders Accipitriformes, Falconiformes and Strigiformes that have been recorded in the Bahamas:

  • Merlin (Falco columbarius)
  • Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
  • American Kestrel(Falco sparverius)
  • American Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
  • Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
  • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  • Osprey(Pandion haliaetus)
  • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
  • Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

 

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