Accipitriformes

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Accipitriformes is an order of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, and vultures, characterized by keen eyesight, hooked beaks, and powerful talons.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Accipitriformes canonical 54
Accipitrimorphae 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds
taxonomic rank
beakType strongly hooked
clade Accipitriformes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Accipitrimorphae

Telluraves
class Aves
commonName hawks, eagles, and allies
containsFamily Accipitridae
Cathartidae
Pandionidae
Sagittariidae
diet carnivorous
distinguishedFrom Falconiformes by molecular phylogenetics
flightStyle soaring and gliding
footType raptorial feet with sharp talons
geographicDistribution worldwide
hasCharacteristic hooked beaks
keen eyesight
powerful talons
hasNotableMember bald eagle
golden eagle
osprey
red-tailed hawk
secretarybird
includes New World vultures
Old World vultures
eagles
harriers
hawks
kites
osprey
kingdom Animalia
nestingSite cliffs
trees
phylum Chordata
previouslyClassifiedWith Falconiformes
primaryActivityPeriod diurnal
recognizedBy International Ornithologists' Union
surface form: International Ornithologists Union
reproduction oviparous
superorder Neoaves
trophicRole apex predators
scavengers
typeSpeciesOfFamilyAccipitridae Accipiter gentilis
typicalHabitat forests
grasslands
mountains
open country
terrestrial
visionType high visual acuity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

African fish eagle order Accipitriformes
crested serpent eagle order Accipitriformes
white-tailed eagle order Accipitriformes
ferruginous hawk order Accipitriformes
Parabuteo order Accipitriformes
Parabuteo higherClassification Accipitriformes