Falconiformes

See also: falconiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Falco +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Falconiformes

A taxonomic order within the parvclass Neognathae., variously defined, two common definitions being
1. All the raptors, or birds of prey
2. Only the family Falconidae
A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves – only the family Falconidae.[1]

Hypernyms

(order): Aves - class; 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

(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

Falconiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Falconiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Falconiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Falconiformes at the Tree of Life Web Project

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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