Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
 see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
  
 Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
    
 Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
      
 Parvclass Passerae
 see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
        
 Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
          
 Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
            
 Suborder Ciconii
 see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
              
 Infraorder Falconides Sharpe, 1874
                
 Parvorder Accipitrida
 see Superfamily Accipitroidea Vieillot, 1816
                  
 Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
                    
 Subfamily Accipitrinae Vieillot, 1816 - hawks, eagles
                      
 Genus Leucopternis Kaup, 1847
                        
 01 Leucopternis plumbea Salvin, 1872 - plumbeous hawk
 see  Leucopternis plumbeus Salvin, 1872
                        
 02 Leucopternis schistacea (Sundevall, 1850) - slate-colored hawk
 see  Leucopternis schistaceus (Sundevall, 1850)
                        
 03 Leucopternis princeps Sclater, 1865 - barred hawk
                        
 04 Leucopternis melanops (Latham, 1790) - black-faced hawk
                        
 05 Leucopternis kuhli Bonaparte, 1850 - white-browed hawk
                        
 06 Leucopternis lacernulata (Temminck, 1827) - white-necked hawk
 see  Leucopternis lacernulatus (Temminck, 1827)
                        
 07 Leucopternis semiplumbea Lawrence, 1861 - semiplumbeous hawk
 see  Leucopternis semiplumbeus Lawrence, 1861
                        
 08 Leucopternis albicollis (Latham, 1790) - white hawk
                        
 09 Leucopternis occidentalis Salvin, 1876 - grey-backed hawk
                        
 10 Leucopternis polionota (Kaup, 1847) - mantled hawk
 see  Leucopternis polionotus (Kaup, 1847)