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Falconiformes

Bird Orders

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.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Falconiformes 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
65 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Falconiformes
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Peregrine Falcon

Falconiformes
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aves, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Peregrine Falcon, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25370, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
  • Taxonomic Rank: Order
  • Scientific Name: Falconiformes
  • Member Species/Taxa Count: 65
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Falconiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 63
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4. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Falconiformes
Paleobiology Databasetaxon record fields nam, fea (first appearance max age in Ma)
Quote, taxon record fields nam, fea (first appearance max age in Ma)
"nam": "Falconiformes", "att": "(Sharpe 1874)", "par": "txn:36616", "rid": "ref:77072", "ext": "1", "noc": 299, "fea": 56, "fla": 48.07
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Wikidata: Falconiformes
Wikidata Q25370, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Falconiformes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Birds of Prey and Scavenger Orders, Lead paragraph
Quote, 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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