Falconiformes
WordNet
noun
(1) Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Falconiformes
- a taxonomic order, within subclass Neognathae - the raptors, or birds of prey
See also
- Accipitridae (hawks, eagles etc)
- Pandionidae (ospreys)
- Falconidae (falcons etc)
- Sagittariidae (secretary bird etc)
- Cathartidae (New World vultures)