order Falconiformes

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Related to order Falconiformes: order Anseriformes, order Galliformes, order Passeriformes, order Strigiformes

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Noun

order Falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures

Falconiformes

animal order - the order of animals

Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds

Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles

Falconidae, family Falconidae - a family of birds of the order Falconiformes

family Pandionidae, Pandionidae - ospreys

family Sagittariidae, Sagittariidae - secretary birds

Cathartidae, family Cathartidae - condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures

References in periodicals archive ?

The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a diurnal raptor belonging to the order Falconiformes. With a 2.5-2.9-m wingspread, it is one of the largest birds in the world.

Ocular Ultrasonography and Biometry in the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Intestinal trematodiasis in falcons (order Falconiformes).

Health of an ex situ population of raptors (Falconiformes and Strigiformes) in Mexico: diagnosis of internal parasites