Accipitridae

Translingual

Haliaeetus albicilla

Etymology

Accipiter +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Accipitridae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – accipitrids, certain 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.

Descendants

• English: accipitrid
• French: accipitridé m
• Italian: accipitride m
• Portuguese: acipitrídeo m

References

• Accipitridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accipitridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Accipitridae at AnimalBase
• Accipitridae at World Register of Marine Species
• Accipitridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Accipitridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Accipitridae at Paleobiology Database