ACCIPITRIDAE
(hawks, kites, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, vultures)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Accipiter
a genus of birds
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 3 images 1 ident. refs
Aquila
a genus of birds
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Buteo
buzzards
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images
Circus
harriers
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 11 images 1 ident. refs
Milvus
a genus of birds
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, kites, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, vultures)
OrderACCIPITRIFORMES (ospreys, hawks, kites, eagles, vultures)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

ACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, kites, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, vultures) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, kites, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, vultures)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, kites, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, vultures)
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