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The Accipitridae (/ ˌ æ k s ɪ ˈ p ɪ t r ɪ d iː,-d eɪ /) is one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes, [2] and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet.
Accipitriformes, currently with 262 species and 75 genera in 4 extant families and possibly 1 extinct family, is the largest diurnal raptor order. DNA sequence analyses suggest that divergences within Accipitriformes began around the Eocene/Oligocene boundary about 34 mya, with the split of the group including genera Elanus and Gampsonyx from ...
Accipitridae: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) 12 Black-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) 13 Black-shouldered kite: Accipitridae: Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801) 14 Letter-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842: 15 African harrier-hawk: Accipitridae: Polyboroides typus Smith, A, 1829: 16 Madagascar ...
Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus Aquila. Most of the 68 species of eagles are from Eurasia and Africa. [1]
All these groups are members of the family Accipitridae, which includes hawks and buzzards as well as kites, harriers, and eagles. To confuse things further, some authors use "hawk" generally for any small to medium Accipitrid that is not an eagle. [3] A Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), a member of the Buteo group
Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. They are one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. Immature eagles of this species typically have white on the tail and often have white markings on the wings.
Accipitridae are a large bird family, the type taxon of order Accipitriformes. Previously Accipitridae and Falconidae were grouped together in order Falconiformes.
Australia's letter-winged kite is a member of the family Accipitridae, although it is a nocturnal bird. The nocturnal birds of prey—the owls—are classified separately as members of two extant families of the order Strigiformes: Strigidae: "typical owls" Tytonidae: barn and bay owls
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