Accipitriformes
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Pithecophaga jefferyi
Translingual
Etymology
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
Derived terms
Further reading
Accipitriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Accipitriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Accipitriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Accipitriformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Accipitriformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 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
