Accipitridae
Translingual
Haliaeetus albicilla
Etymology
Accipiter + -idae
Proper noun
Accipitridae
- A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – certain birds of prey.
Usage notes
Sometimes placed in the order Falconiformes.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Accipitrinae (hawks), Aegypiinae (Old World vultures), Aquilinae, Buteoninae (buzzards, hawks and eagles), Circaetinae (snake eagles), Circinae (harriers), Elaninae (kites), Gypaetinae, Haliaeetinae, Harpiinae, Melieraxinae, Milvinae (kites), Perninae (buzzards), Polyboroidinae - subfamilies
- For genera see Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux.
References
Accipitridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Accipitridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Accipitridae at AnimalBase
- Accipitridae at World Register of Marine Species
- Accipitridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Accipitridae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Accipitridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Accipitridae at Paleology Database