Accipitridae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Accipiter +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Accipitridae A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes – accipitrids, certain birds of prey. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes placed in the order Falconiformes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Accipitrinae, Aegypiinae, Aquilinae, Buteoninae, Circaetinae, Gypaetinae, Harpaginae, Harpiinae, Lophospizinae, Perninae, Polyboroidinae – extant subfamilies Accipiter, Aegypius, Aerospiza, Aquila, Astur, Aviceda, Busarellus, Butastur, Buteo, Buteogallus, Chelictinia, Chondrohierax, Circaetus, Circus, Clanga, Cryptoleucopteryx, Elanoides, Elanus, Erythrotriorchis, Eutriorchis, Gampsonyx, Geranoaetus, Geranospiza, Gypaetus, Gypohierax, Gyps, Haliaeetus, Haliastur, Hamirostra, Harpagus, Harpia, Harpyopsis, Helicolestes, Henicopernis, Hieraaetus, Icthyophaga, Ictinaetus, Ictinia, Kaupifalco, Leptodon, Leucopternis, Lophaetus, Lophoictinia, Lophospiza, Lophotriorchis, Macheiramphus, Megatriorchis, Melierax, Micronisus, Microspizias, Milvus, Morphnarchus, Morphnus, Necrosyrtes, Neophron, Nisaetus, Parabuteo, Pernis, Pithecophaga, Polemaetus, Polyboroides, Pseudastur, Rostrhamus, Rupornis, Sarcogyps, Spilornis, Spizaetus, Stephanoaetus, Tachyspiza, Terathopius, Torgos, Trigonoceps, Urotriorchis – extant genera ==== Descendants ==== English: accipitrid French: accipitridé m Italian: accipitride m Portuguese: acipitrídeo m === References === Accipitridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Accipitridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Accipitridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Accipitridae at AnimalBase Accipitridae at World Register of Marine Species Accipitridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accipitridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information Accipitridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux “Accipitridae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026