Falconinae

Translingual

Etymology

Falco +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Falconinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Falconidae – falcons, kestrels and falconets.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Falconiformes - order; Falconidae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Caracarini, Falconini - tribes
  • Falco (true falcons, hobbies, kestrels (around 37 species)); Herpetotheres (laughing falcon); Spiziapteryx (spot-winged falconet); Polihierax (pygmy falcon); Neohierax; Microhierax (typical falconets (5 species)) - genera

References

• Falconinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Falconinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Falconinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Falconinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Falconidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Falconinae at Paleobiology Database