What is Accipitridae?
{{taxobox | name = Accipitridae | fossil_range = [[Eocene]] <ref>{{cite book |last=Mayr |first=Gerald |title=Paleogene fossil birds |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_TB72RBLLMC&dq=accipitridae+eocene&pg=PA159 |access-date=9 December 2013 |year=2009 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3540896289|page=159 }}</ref>- Recent <br/>46 mya {{ndash}} present | image = Golden Eagle in flight - 5.jpg | image_caption = [[Golden eagle]] about to land | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Accipitriformes]] | familia = '''Accipitridae''' | familia_authority = [[Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot|Vieillot]], 1816 | subdivision_ranks = [[Subfamily|Subfamilies]] | subdivision = * [[Accipitrinae]] * [[Aegypiinae]] * [[Buteoninae]] * [[Circaetinae]] * [[Circinae]] * [[Elaninae]] * [[Milvinae]] * [[Perninae]]}} The '''Accipitridae''' are one of the two major [[family (biology)|families]] in the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Accipitriformes]] (the [[diurnal]] [[birds of prey]]). They are a family of small to large [[bird]]s with strongly hooked bills (beaks). They vary accordig to their diet. They feed on prey items from [[insect]]s to medium-sized [[mammal]]s. Some feed on [[carrion]] and a few feed on [[fruit]]. The Accipitridae have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on all the world's continents (except [[Antarctica]]) and a number of oceanic island groups. Some species are [[migratory]]. Many well-known birds, such as [[hawks]], [[eagles]], [[kite (bird)|kites]], [[harrier]]s and [[Old World vulture]]s are included in this group. The [[osprey]] is usually placed in a separate family (Pandionidae), as is the [[secretary bird]]. The [[New World vulture]]s are now usually a separate family or order. == References == {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Accipitridae}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q25510}} [[Category:Accipitriformes]]