Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Neognathae Pycraft 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
[Order] Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
Subfamily Accipitrinae Vieillot, 1816 - hawks, eagles
Genus Hieraaetus Kaup, 1844 - little eagle
1 Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1850)
2 Hieraaetus fasciatus (Vieillot, 1822) - Bonelli's eagle
3 Hieraaetus spilogaster (Bonaparte, 1850) - African hawk-eagle
4 Hieraaetus pennatus (Gmelin, 1788) - booted eagle
5 Hieraaetus morphnoides (Gould, 1841) - little eagle
6 Hieraaetus ayresii (Gurney, 1862) - Ayres's hawk-eagle
7 Hieraaetus kienerii (de Sparre, 1835) - rufous-bellied eagle