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Accipitridae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Accipitriformes
family
Accipitridae

Name

Synonyms
Aquila depredator (Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Aquila fossilis Giebel, 1847
Aquila prisca (Milne-Edwards, 1863)
Aquilavus depredator (Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Aquilavus priscus (Milne-Edwards, 1863)
Milvus brachypterus Jánossy, 1977
Milvus deperditus Milne-Edwards, 1871
Taphaetus brachialis (De Vis, 1890)
Taphaetus lacertosus (De Vis, 1905)
Taphetus brachialis (De Vis, 1890)
Taphetus lacertosus (De Vis, 1905)
Uroaetus brachialis (De Vis, 1890)
Homonyms
Accipitridae
Common names
Eagles in English
Eagles in English
Eagles in English
Eagles in English
Glenter, ørne & høge in Danish
Hawk in English
Hawk in English
Hawks in English
Hawks in English
Hawks in English
Hawks in English
Hawks, Eagles in English
Hawks, Eagles in English
Hawks, Eagles, And Relatives in English
Hawks, Eagles, And Relatives in English
Hawks, eagles, and relatives in English
Kites in English
Kites in English
Kites in English
Kites in English
Kites, Hawks, Eagles in English
Kites, Hawks, Eagles in English
Kites, Hawks, Eagles in English
aigles in French
aigles in French
buses in French
buses in French
haviken en arenden in Dutch
hawk in English
hawks, eagles in English
éperviers in French
éperviers in French
Hawks, Eagles, And Kites in English
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Vultures in English
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Vultures in English
hökar in Swedish
kites, hawks, eagles, vultures in English
Osprey, Fish Eagles, Vultures & Allies in English
Osprey, Fish Eagles, Vultures & Allies in English
haukefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
haukefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
haviken en sperwers in Dutch
hökartade rovfåglar in Swedish
hökfåglar in Swedish
hökfåglar in Swedish
osprey, fish eagles, vultures & allies in English
タカ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Gill & Donsker (eds) (2015-03-08 23:00:00) IOC World Bird List (v5.1)
  6. Gill, B.J. & al. (+ 7 authors) (2015-03-08 23:00:00) Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica.
  7. Gill, B.J. & al. (+ 7 authors) (2015-03-08 23:00:00) Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica.
  8. Larsson, Ekström, Larsson & Gandemo (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Birds of the World [CD]
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. Skutch, A. F. (1947) The Castlebuilder
  11. Web Search (marine)
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