Falconiformes
See also: falconiformes
Translingual
editEtymology
editProper noun
editFalconiformes
- 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