Order Accipitriformes Vieillot - diurnal birds of prey
see Order Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
Suborder Accipitres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - hawks
1 Family Sagittariidae Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870 - secretarybird
2 Family Pandionidae Sclater & Salvin, 1873 - ospreys
3 Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
4 Family Falconidae Vigors, 1824 - falcons, caracaras