Accipitriformes

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A group of birds of prey like hawks, eagles, and vultures

noun
/ˌækɪpɪˈtrɪfɔrmiːz/

Specialized

: Accipitriformes

The Accipitriformes include many of the world's hawks, eagles, and old world vultures.

Examples

The Accipitriformes order includes many species of hawks.
Recent studies have led some ornithologists to classify falcons separately from the Accipitriformes.
Our guide pointed out several species belonging to the Accipitriformes during the birdwatching tour.
Did you know that Accipitriformes are primarily diurnal?
Our guide pointed out several species belonging to the Accipitriformes during the birdwatching tour.
The Accipitriformes include many of the world's hawks, eagles, and old world vultures.
Recent studies have led some ornithologists to classify falcons separately from the Accipitriformes.

Synonyms

Falconiformes

vsAccipitriformes

Specialized

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A group of daytime hunting birds like falcons and eagles with hooked beaks and strong claws

is sometimes used as an alternative name for the same group

Surface Forms

Accipitriformes singular

Accipitriformes plural

Morphology

Accipitriformes = accipiter (opaque) = accipitr + iformes

This is a learned taxonomic formation built from a Latin hawk stem plus the order suffix -iformes, so the meaning is not predictable for average learners.

Etymology

Accipitriformes comes from the Latin root accipitr- meaning 'hawk' or 'bird of prey' and the suffix -formes meaning 'shape' or 'form', a common ending for groups of animals. So Accipitriformes literally means the 'hawk-like' order of birds, which explains why it includes hawks, eagles, vultures and kites.