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Buteoninae
Buteoninae
Translingual
Proper noun
Buteoninae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – the birds of prey.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Buteo (buzzards), Buteogallus (hawks), Aquila (eagles), Busarellus (hawks), Butaster (buzzards), Geranoaetus (buzzard eagle), Haliaeetus (eagles), Harpia (eagles), Harpyhaliaetus (eagles), Harpyopsis (eagles), Hieraaetus (eagles), Ichthyophaga (fish eagles), Ictinaetus (eagles), Kaupifalco (buzzards), Leucopternis (hawks), Lophaetus (eagles), Morphnus (eagles), Oroaetus (eagles), Parabuteo (hawks), Pithecophaga (eagles), Polemaetus (eagles), Spizaetus (hawk eagle), Spizaster (hawk eagle), Stephanoaetus (hawk eagles)