Accipitridae

Translingual

Etymology

Accipiter +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Accipitridae

A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – birds of prey.

Usage notes

Sometimes placed in the order Falconiformes.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Accipitrinae (hawks), Aegypiinae (Old World vultures), Aquilinae, Buteoninae (buzzards, hawks and eagles), Circaetinae (snake eagles), Circinae (harriers), Elaninae (kites), Gypaetinae, Haliaeetinae, Harpiinae, Melieraxinae, Milvinae (kites), Perninae (buzzards), Polyboroidinae - subfamilies
- For genera see Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux.

References

Accipitridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Accipitridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Accipitridae at AnimalBase
Accipitridae at World Register of Marine Species
Accipitridae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Accipitridae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Accipitridae at Encyclopedia of Life
Accipitridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Accipitridae at Fossilworks

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