Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, eagles, and kites)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Photo: (c) Joe Zigmont, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Accipitridae, one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes (the others being Cathartidae, Pandionidae and Sagittariidae), are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a few feeding on fruit. The Accipitridae have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on all the world’s continents (except Antarctica)…
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Accipitriformes (Hawks, eagles, kites, and allies)
- Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, eagles, and kites)
- Order: Accipitriformes (Hawks, eagles, kites, and allies)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
