#order_Falconiformes__Falconiformes chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
supertype: #animal_order the order of animals
member of: #class_Aves
member: #family_Accipitridae__Accipitridae hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
member: #hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
member: #genus_Accipiter__Accipiter type genus of the family Accipitridae
member: #goshawk__Accipiter_gentilis large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
member: #Accipiter_nisus__sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa
member: #Cooper's_hawk__blue_darter__Accipiter_cooperii bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
member: #genus_Buteo__Buteo broad-winged soaring hawks
member: #buteonine any hawk of the genus Buteo
member: #redtail__redtailedhawk__Buteo_jamaicensis dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
member: #rough-legged_hawk__roughleg__Buteo_lagopus large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
member: #red-shouldered_hawk__Buteo_lineatus North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
member: #buzzard__Buteo_buteo the common European short-winged hawk
member: #genus_Pernis__Pernis a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
member: #honey_buzzard__honeybuzzard__Pernis_apivorus Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
member: #kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
member: #genus-Milvus__Milvus a genus including the common European kits
member: #genus_Elanoides__Elanoides a genus of kites
member: #swallow-tailed_kite__swallow-tailed_hawk__Elanoides_forficatus graceful North American black-and-white kite
member: #genus_Elanus__Elanus a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds
member: #white-tailed_kite__Elanus_leucurus gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
member: #genus_Circus__Circus a genus of haws comprising the harriers
member: #harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
member: #marsh_harrier__marshharrier__Circus_Aeruginosus Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions
member: #Montagu's_harrier__Circus_pygargus brownish European harrier
member: #marsh_hawk__marshhawk__northern_harrier__hen_harrier__henharrier__Circus_cyaneus common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
member: #genus_Circaetus__Circaetus Harrier eagles
member: #harrier_eagle__harriereagle__short-toed_eagle any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
member: #bird_of_Jove__eagle any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
member: #genus_Harpia__Harpia a genus of Accipitridae
member: #harpy_eagle__harpyeagle__harpy__Harpia_harpyja large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
member: #genus_Aquila__Aquila a genus of Accipitridae
member: #golden_eagle__Aquila_chrysaetos large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
member: #tawny_eagle__tawnyeagle__Aquila_rapax brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia
member: #genus_Haliaeetus__Haliaeetus a genus of Accipitridae
member: #bald_eagle__American_eagle__Haliaeetus_leucocephalus large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
member: #sea_eagle__seaeagle any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
member: #Old_World_vulture any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
member: #genus_Gyps__Gyps a genus of Accipitridae
member: #griffon_vulture__griffonvulture__griffon__Gyps_fulvus large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
member: #genus_Gypaetus__Gypaetus in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
member: #genus_Neophron__Neophron a genus of Accipitridae
member: #Egyptian_vulture__Pharaoh's_chicken__Neophron_percnopterus small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
member: #genus_Aegypius__Aegypius a genus of Accipitridae
member: #Aegypius_monachus__black_vulture__blackvulture of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
member: #family_Falconidae__Falconidae a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
member: #falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
member: #genus_Falco__Falco a genus of Falconidae
member: #peregrine_falcon__peregrinefalcon__Falco_peregrinus a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
member: #gyrfalcon__gerfalcon__Falco_rusticolus large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
member: #Falco_tinnunculus__kestrel small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
member: #sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk__americankestrel__kestrel__Falco_sparverius small North American falcon
member: #pigeon_hawk__merlin__Falco_columbarius small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
member: #Falco_subbuteo__hobby small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
member: #genus_Polyborus__Polyborus a genus of Falconidae
member: #Audubon's_caracara__Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
member: #carancha__Polyborus_plancus South American caracara
member: #family_Pandionidae__Pandionidae ospreys
member: #genus_Pandion__Pandion type genus of the Pandionidae
member: #osprey__fish_hawk__fish_eagle__sea_eagle__seaeagle__Pandion_haliaetus large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
member: #family_Sagittariidae__Sagittariidae secretary birds
member: #genus_Sagittarius__Sagittarius type family of the Sagittariidae
member: #secretary_bird__secretarybird__Sagittarius_serpentarius large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
member: #family_Cathartidae__Cathartidae condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
member: #New_World_vulture__cathartid large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
member: #genus_Cathartes__Cathartes type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
member: #turkey_buzzard__buzzard__turkey_vulture__Cathartes_aura common in South and Central America and southern United States
member: #genus_Vultur__Vultur usually restricted to the Andean condor
member: #Andean_condor__Vultur_gryphus large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
member: #genus_Gymnogyps__Gymnogyps containing solely the California condor
member: #genus_Coragyps__Coragyps a genus of Cathartidae
member: #black_vulture__blackvulture__carrion_crow__carrioncrow__Coragyps_atratus American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
member: #genus_Sarcorhamphus__Sarcorhamphus usually containing only the king vulture
member: #king_vulture__Sarcorhamphus_papa large black-and-white vulture of South and Central America have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
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