Accipitridae
WordNet
noun
(1) Hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Accipitridae
- A taxonomic family, within order Accipitriformes - birds of prey.
- Note: someimes placed in the order Falconiformes.
Related terms
- subfamilies
- Accipitrinae (hawks)
- Aegypiinae (Old World vultures)
- Buteoninae (buzzards, hawks and eagles)
- Circaetinae (snake eagles)
- Circinae (harriers)
- Elaninae (kites)
- Milvinae (kites)
- Perninae (buzzards)