Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Order Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles