Elements area
Taxonomy
Code
Catalogue of Life: MB
Scope note(s)
an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, kites, ospreys and secretary birds, but not falcons or seriemas. The generally nocturnal owls, also considered birds of prey, are a separate order from the accipitriformes.
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Hierarchical terms
Accipitriformes Vieillot
BT birds