Subspecies in Kansas: E. f. forficatus (Linnaeus).
* Ictinia misisippiensis (Wilson). Mississippi Kite. Common summer resident in south-central Kansas, east to Harvey, north to Barton, and west to Kearny counties. Occasional records from Douglas (nested once), Johnson, Greenwood, and Hamilton counties.
No subspecies recognized.
Accipiter gentilis. Goshawk. Rare and irregular winter visitor in east. Status in west unknown.
Subspecies in Kansas: A. g. atricapillus (Wilson).
* Accipiter striatus. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Transient and winter resident throughout state; less common in east. Status in summer poorly known; one nest found in Cloud County, July 11, 1938, J. M. Porter.
Subspecies in Kansas: A. s. velox (Wilson).
* Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte). Cooper Hawk. Resident throughout state but nesting records only from the eastern half, west to Cloud County.
No subspecies recognized.
* Buteo jamaicensis. Red-tailed Hawk. Abundant transient and winter resident in east; in High Plains of west, largely restricted to river bottoms in winter. Common summer resident in east; status in summer in west poorly known.