Falconiformes
See also: falconiformes
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Falconiformes
- A taxonomic order within the parvclass Neognathae., variously defined, two common definitions being
- All the raptors, or birds of prey
- Only the family Falconidae
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves – only the family Falconidae.[1]
Hypernyms edit
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass
- (order per Ruggiero): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder[1]
Hyponyms edit
- (all raptors): Accipitridae (hawks, eagles etc). Pandionidae (ospreys), Falconidae (falcons etc), Sagittariidae (secretary bird etc), Cathartidae (New World vultures)
- (order per Ruggiero): Falconidae[1]
References edit
Falconiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Falconiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Falconiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Falconiformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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