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Taxon:
Subfamily
Accipitrinae
Vieillot, 1816
- hawks, eagles
(bird)
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Accipitridae (Family) - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
..†Astur (Genus)
..Gypaetinae (Subfamily) - Old World vultures
..‡Harpagornis (Genus)
..†Palaeoplancinae (Subfamily)
..†Urbitinga (Genus)
..Accipitrinae (Subfamily) - hawks, eagles
....Accipiter (Genus)
....Aquila (Genus)
....Asturina (Genus)
....Aviceda (Genus)
....Busarellus (Genus)
....Butastur (Genus)
....Buteo (Genus)
....Buteogallus (Genus)
....Chelictinia (Genus)
....Chondrohierax (Genus)
....Circaetus (Genus)
....Circus (Genus)
....Dryotriorchis (Genus)
....Elanoides (Genus)
....Elanus (Genus)
....Erythrotriorchis (Genus)
....Eutriorchis (Genus)
....Gampsonyx (Genus)
....Geranoaetus (Genus)
....Geranospiza (Genus)
....Haliaeetus (Genus) - white-bellied sea-eagle
....Haliastur (Genus) - whistling kite
....Hamirostra (Genus) - black-breasted buzzard
....Harpagus (Genus)
....Harpia (Genus)
....Harpyhaliaetus (Genus)
....Harpyopsis (Genus)
....Henicopernis (Genus)
....Hieraaetus (Genus) - little eagle
....Ichthyophaga (Genus)
....Ictinaetus (Genus)
....Ictinia (Genus)
....Kaupifalco (Genus)
....Leptodon (Genus)
....Leucopternis (Genus)
....Lophaetus (Genus)
....Lophoictinia (Genus) - square-tailed kite
....Macheiramphus (Genus)
....Megatriorchis (Genus)
....Melierax (Genus)
....Micronisus (Genus)
....Milvus (Genus) - black kite
....Morphnus (Genus)
....Nisaetus (Genus)
....Oroaetus (Genus)
....Parabuteo (Genus)
....Pernis (Genus)
....Pithecophaga (Genus)
....Polemaetus (Genus)
....Polyboroides (Genus)
....Rostrhamus (Genus)
....Spilornis (Genus)
....Spizaetus (Genus)
....Spizastur (Genus)
....Stephanoaetus (Genus)
....Terathopius (Genus)
....Urotriorchis (Genus)
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
:
Accipitridae
(Family)
Vieillot, 1816
Ref:
B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993
: 115.
[implicit]
Type
:
Accipiter
(Genus)
Brisson, 1760
Type
:
Circaetus
(Genus)
Vieillot, 1816
Synonyms
Including
:
Aegypiinae
(Subfamily)
Including
:
Buteoninae
(Subfamily)
Vigors
Including
:
Circaetinae
(Subfamily)
Blyth
Including
:
Circinae
(Subfamily)
Sundevall, 1836
Including
:
Elaninae
(Subfamily)
Blyth
Including
:
Gypaetinae
(Subfamily)
Vieillot, 1816
Including
:
Leptodontinae
(Subfamily)
Brodkorb
Including
:
Milvinae
(Subfamily)
Vigors
Including
:
Perninae
(Subfamily)
Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
haviken
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
hawks, eagles
:
bird-hawks
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28 Aug 2026