Falconinae

Translingual

Etymology

Falco +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Falconinae

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

Hypernyms

(subfamily): 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; 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
Falconinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Falconinae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Falconidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Falconinae at Encyclopedia of Life
Falconinae at Fossilworks

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