Falconiformes

Also known as Birds of Prey, Falconiform, Falconiforms

The order Falconiformes () is represented by the extant family Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. Traditionally, most other diurnal bird of prey families Cathartidae (New World vultures and condors), Sagittariidae (secretarybird), Pandionidae (ospreys), and Accipitridae (hawks) were classified in Falconiformes. A variety of comparative genome analyses published since 2008, however, found that falcons are part of a clade of birds called Australaves, which also includes seriemas, parrots and passerines. Within Australaves falcons are more closely rel

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Falconiformes is an order of birds that today includes falcons and caracaras, along with a few extinct species from millions of years ago. Modern genetic research has revealed that falcons are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to other birds of prey like hawks and eagles, which were previously grouped with them based on similar hunting lifestyles.

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Research

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Falcon flyways.Nature ecology & evolution · 2022Harold SDOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01627-5
Birefringence Analyses Reveal Differences in Supramolecular Characteristics of Corneal Stromal Collagen Fibrils Between Falconiformes and Strigiformes.Integrative and comparative biology · 2022Aldrovani M, Pereira AG, Tinasi ALSN et al.DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab171
Flight muscles in falcons (Falconiformes, Falconinae): A quantitative approach.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2022Mosto MC, Picasso MBJ, Montes MM et al.DOI: 10.1002/ar.24749
Vultures.Current biology : CB · 2016Buechley ER, Sekercioglu CHDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.052
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Buteo hemilasius (Falconiformes: Accipitridae).Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis · 2017Sun G, Yang X, Lu Y et al.DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1122764
Long-term memory in wild falcons.Current biology : CB · 2024Harrington KJ, Auersperg AMI, Biondi L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.012
Evaluation of the phenol red thread tear test in falconiformes.Journal of avian medicine and surgery · 2015Smith SP, Barbon AR, Forbes NADOI: 10.1647/2008-050
B-mode ultrasonographic evaluation of long bones in Falconiformes and Strigiformes birds.Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A · 2018González CAG, Lopes CTA, Teixeira PPM et al.DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2018.1526372

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taxon name: Falconiformes
Commons category: Falconiformes
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