Henicopernis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Genetic research has found that they are closely related to the Australian endemic square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia isura) and black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon), all sharing a 3-base-pair deletion in the RAG-1 gene.

The four species form a monophyletic clade sister to Aviceda within the subfamily Perninae.

It has been proposed that they could be united into a single genus, Hamirostra having precedence.

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