Diurnal birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and powerful, sharp-taloned feet used to seize and kill prey. Accipitriformes includes eagles, hawks, kites and Old World vultures.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21736, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Accipitriformes
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