Noun | 1. | Falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures 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 |