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Accipitridae

Bird Families

Accipitridae is one of four families within the order Accipitriformes, comprising small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and varied morphology suited to their diet, among them hawks, eagles, kites and harriers. The family contains 256 species divided into 12 subfamilies and 75 genera, and has a cosmopolitan distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica as well as a number of oceanic island groups.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Archer's buzzard, Species
Source Wikidata: Archer's buzzard
Black-winged kite, Species
Source Black-winged kite (Wikidata)
Changeable hawk-eagle, Species
Source Changeable hawk-eagle (Wikidata)
Chilean hawk, Species
Source Wikidata: Chilean hawk
Common Buzzard, Species
Source Common Buzzard (Wikidata)
Philippine Eagle, Species
Source Philippine Eagle (Wikidata)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus), Species
Source Red Kite (Milvus milvus) (Wikidata)
Rough-legged buzzard, Species
Source Rough-legged buzzard (Wikidata)
Steller's Sea Eagle, Species
Source Steller's Sea Eagle (Wikidata)
White-tailed eagle, Species
Source White-tailed eagle (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25510, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Accipitridae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Accipitridae
Wikidata Q25510, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Red Kite (Milvus milvus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Philippine Eagle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Philippine Eagle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Steller's Sea Eagle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Steller's Sea Eagle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
White-tailed eagle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: White-tailed eagle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common Buzzard (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Buzzard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Rough-legged buzzard (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Rough-legged buzzard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Black-winged kite (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black-winged kite, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Changeable hawk-eagle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Changeable hawk-eagle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Chilean hawk
Parent Taxon Of: Chilean hawk, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Archer's buzzard
Parent Taxon Of: Archer's buzzard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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