Accipitriformes

Translingual

Pithecophaga jefferyi

Etymology

Accipiter +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Accipitriformes

1. 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

Further reading

• Accipitriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accipitriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Accipitriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Accipitriformes Aves Taxonomy in Flux
• Accipitriformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Accipitriformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
• 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. PMID 25923521, →DOI