Accipitridae (-ae, m.) sunt una e duabus familiis praecipuis ordinis Accipitriformium aut Falconiformium. Multae aves familiares—ut accipiter, aquila, miluus, circus, et vultur Orbis Prisci—hac in familia comprehenduntur.
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