Accipitriformes

Translingual

Pithecophaga jefferyi

Etymology

Accipiter +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Accipitriformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – diurnal birds of prey.

Usage notes

Also treated as a family, Accipitridae, in Falconiformes.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Accipitridae (hawks eagles etc), Cathartidae (New World vultures), Pandionidae (ospreys), Sagittariidae (secretary bird) - families

References

Accipitriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Accipitriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Accipitriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Accipitriformes Aves Taxonomy in Flux
Accipitriformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Accipitriformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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