Diurnal birds of prey distinguished from the hawks and eagles of Accipitriformes by a notched, tomial-toothed bill and, in falcons proper, the capacity for the fastest diving speed of any animal on Earth.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25370, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Falconiformes
Falconiformes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Birds of Prey and Scavenger Orders, Lead paragraphQuote, In Group: Birds of Prey and Scavenger Orders, Lead paragraph
Traditionally, most other diurnal bird of prey families Cathartidae (New World vultures and condors), Sagittariidae (secretarybird), Pandionidae (ospreys), and Accipitridae (hawks) were classified in Falconiformes.
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