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Accipitres
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- hawks
(bird)
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Entity:
Falconiformes (Order)
..Cathartae (Suborder)
..†Teratornithi (Suborder)
..Accipitres (Suborder) - hawks
....Falconides (Infraorder)
....Serpentariides (Infraorder)
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(Kingdom)
Animalia
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(Phylum)
Chordata
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(Class)
Reptilia
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(Order)
Falconiformes
Current position
Falconiformes
(Order)
Sharpe, 1874
Ref:
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
: 93.
Alternative positions
Accipitriformes
(Order)
Vieillot
Ref:
P. Brodkorb, 1964
: 259.
Historical positions
Falconiformes
(Order)
Sharpe, 1874
Ref:
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
: 93.
Falconiformes
(Order)
Sharpe, 1874
Ref:
E. Mayr & G.W. Cottrell, 1979
Accipitriformes
(Order)
Vieillot
Ref:
P. Brodkorb, 1964
: 259.
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
4f;79g;297s;535ss; ‡1g;7s; †1f;12g;10s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
4f;78g;296s
2007
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi
[4f]
1964
P. Brodkorb
[; ‡1g; †24g]
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28 Aug 2026