Accipitriformes
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Accipitriformes
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – diurnal birds of prey.
Usage notes edit
- Also treated as a family, Accipitridae, in Falconiformes.
Hypernyms edit
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder
Hyponyms edit
- (order): Accipitridae (hawks eagles etc), Cathartidae (New World vultures), Pandionidae (ospreys), Sagittariidae (secretary bird) - families
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Accipitriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Accipitriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Accipitriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Accipitriformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Accipitriformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Accipitriformes at Encyclopedia of Life
- Falconiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
