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Under construction Taxon: Subfamily Accipitrinae Vieillot, 1816 - hawks, eagles
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 Classification by: 
Natura - nature
   Mundus Plinius - physical world
     Naturalia - natural bodies
       Biota
         Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
           Unikonta
             Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith, 1987
               Holozoa
                 Kingdom Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                   Epitheliozoa Ax, 1996
                     Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910 - eumetazoans
                       Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                         Eubilateria Ax, 1987
                           Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes
                             Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
                               Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
                                 Infraphylum Gnathostomata auct. - jawed vertebrates
                                   Superclass Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - tetrapods
                                     Reptiliomorpha
                                       Batrachosauria
                                         Amniota
                                           Reptilia
                                             Eureptilia
                                               Romeriida
                                                 Diapsida Osborn, 1903
                                                   Eosuchia Broom, 1914
                                                     Neodiapsida Gauthier, 1984
                                                       Sauria
                                                         Archosauromorpha
                                                           Archosauria
                                                             Avesuchia
                                                               Avemetatarsalia Benton, 1999
                                                                 Ornithodira
                                                                   Dinosauromorpha
                                                                     Dinosauriformes
                                                                       Dinosauria Owen, 1842b
                                                                         Saurischia Seeley, 1887a
                                                                           Eusaurischia Padian et al., 1999
                                                                             Theropoda Marsh, 1881a
                                                                               Tetanurae Gauthier, 1986
                                                                                 Avetheropoda Paul, 1988a
                                                                                   Coelurosauria von Huene, 1914a
                                                                                     Tyrannoraptora
                                                                                       Maniraptoriformes T. Holtz, 1996a
                                                                                         Maniraptora Gauthier, 1986
                                                                                           Paraves Sereno, 1997
                                                                                             Avialae Gauthier, 1986
                                                                                               Class Aves C. Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
                                                                                                 Pygostylia
                                                                                                   Ornithothoraces Chiappe, 1995
                                                                                                     Ornithuromorpha Chiappe, 2002
                                                                                                       Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866
                                                                                                         Carinatae Merrem, 1813
                                                                                                           Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                                                                                                             Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
                                                                                                               Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
                                                                                                                 Division Terrestrornithes B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
                                                                                                                   Subdivision Dendrornithes Verheyen, 1961
                                                                                                                     Section Raptores Baird, 1858
                                                                                                                       Superorder Falconimorphae Seebohm, 1890
                                                                                                                         Order Falconiformes  Sharpe, 1874
                                                                                                                           Suborder Accipitres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - hawks
                                                                                                                             Infraorder Falconides Sharpe, 1874
                                                                                                                               Superfamily Accipitroidea Vieillot, 1816
                                                                                                                                 Family Accipitridae  Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
                                                                                                                                   Subfamily Accipitrinae  Vieillot, 1816 - hawks, eagles
                                                                                                                                     Genus Aviceda Swainson, 1836
                                                                                                                                     Genus Leptodon Sundevall, 1835[1836]
                                                                                                                                     Genus Chondrohierax Lesson, 1843
                                                                                                                                     Genus Henicopernis G.R. Gray, 1859
                                                                                                                                     Genus Pernis Cuvier, 1816[1817]
                                                                                                                                     Genus Lophoictinia Kaup, 1847 - square-tailed kite
                                                                                                                                     Genus Hamirostra T. Brown, 1846 - black-breasted buzzard
                                                                                                                                     Genus Elanoides Vieillot, 1818
                                                                                                                                     Genus Macheiramphus Bonaparte, 1850
                                                                                                                                     Genus Gampsonyx Vigors, 1825
                                                                                                                                     Genus Elanus Savigny, 1809
                                                                                                                                     Genus Chelictinia Lesson, 1843
                                                                                                                                     Genus Rostrhamus Lesson, 1830
                                                                                                                                     Genus Harpagus Vigors, 1824
                                                                                                                                     Genus Ictinia Vieillot, 1816
                                                                                                                                     Genus Milvus Lacépède, 1799 - black kite
                                                                                                                                     Genus Haliastur Selby, 1840 - whistling kite
                                                                                                                                     Genus Haliaeetus Savigny, 1809 - white-bellied sea-eagle
                                                                                                                                     Genus Ichthyophaga Lesson, 1843
                                                                                                                                     Genus Circaetus  Vieillot, 1816
                                                                                                                                     Genus Terathopius Lesson, 1830
                                                                                                                                     Genus Spilornis G.R. Gray, 1840
                                                                                                                                     Genus Dryotriorchis Shelley, 1874
                                                                                                                                     Genus Eutriorchis Sharpe, 1875
                                                                                                                                     Genus Circus Lacépède, 1799
                                                                                                                                     Genus Polyboroides A. Smith, 1829
                                                                                                                                     Genus Melierax G.R. Gray, 1840
                                                                                                                                     Genus Micronisus G.R. Gray, 1840
                                                                                                                                     Genus Accipiter  Brisson, 1760
                                                                                                                                     Genus Erythrotriorchis Sharpe, 1875
                                                                                                                                     Genus Megatriorchis Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875
                                                                                                                                     Genus Urotriorchis Sharpe, 1874
                                                                                                                                     Genus Kaupifalco Bonaparte, 1854, nom. nud.
                                                                                                                                     Genus Butastur Hodgson, 1843
                                                                                                                                     Genus Geranospiza Kaup, 1847, nom. nov.
                                                                                                                                     Genus Leucopternis Kaup, 1847
                                                                                                                                     Genus Buteogallus Lesson, 1830
                                                                                                                                     Genus Parabuteo Ridgway, in Baird et al., 1874
                                                                                                                                     Genus Busarellus Lafresnaye, 1839
                                                                                                                                     Genus Geranoaetus Kaup, 1844
                                                                                                                                     Genus Harpyhaliaetus Lafresnaye, 1842
                                                                                                                                     Genus Asturina Vieillot, 1816
                                                                                                                                     Genus Buteo de Lacépède, 1799
                                                                                                                                     Genus Morphnus Dumont, 1816
                                                                                                                                     Genus Harpia Vieillot, 1816
                                                                                                                                     Genus Harpyopsis Salvadori, 1875
                                                                                                                                     Genus Pithecophaga Ogilvie-Grant, 1896
                                                                                                                                     Genus Ictinaetus Blyth, 1843
                                                                                                                                     Genus Aquila Brisson, 1760
                                                                                                                                     Genus Hieraaetus Kaup, 1844 - little eagle
                                                                                                                                     Genus Polemaetus Heine, in Heine & Reichenow, 1890
                                                                                                                                     Genus Spizastur G.R. Gray, 1841
                                                                                                                                     Genus Lophaetus Kaup, 1847
                                                                                                                                     Genus Spizaetus Vieillot, 1816
                                                                                                                                     Genus Stephanoaetus W.L. Sclater, 1922
                                                                                                                                     Genus Oroaetus Ridgway, 1920
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