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Falconiformes

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Noun1.Falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
order Falconiformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
Falconidae, family Falconidae - a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
family Pandionidae, Pandionidae - ospreys
family Sagittariidae, Sagittariidae - secretary birds
Cathartidae, family Cathartidae - condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures


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In laboratory studies, species in the orders Passeriformes (song birds), Charadriiformes (shorebirds), Strigiformes (owls), and Falconiformes (hawks) developed viremia levels sufficient to infect most feeding mosquitoes, whereas species of Columbiformes (pigeons), Piciformes (woodpeckers), and Anseriformes (ducks) did not (23,36).
Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of West Nile virus disease by Campbell, Grant L. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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