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one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a few feeding on fruit. The Accipitridae have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on all the world's continents (except Antarctica) and a number of oceanic island groups.
any of approximately 50 species of bird hawks (hawks that prey particularly on other birds) that make up the bird genus Accipiter, the largest genus of birds of prey, in the family Accipitridae. Sometimes accipiters are referred to as the “true” hawks. They have broad short wings and comparatively long legs and tail. They range in length from the little sparrowhawk (A. minullus) of Africa, at about 20 cm (about 7.9 inches) from bill tip to tail tip, which is slightly larger than a thrush, to the northern goshawk (A. gentilis), at about 60 cm (2 feet).
a genus of evergreen trees of the conifer family Pinaceae. Although several other coniferous trees are commonly called firs, true firs are native to North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. Several species are useful as a source of timber, and a number are cultivated as ornamentals, including use as Christmas trees.
