What is Accipitriformes?
Q: What is Accipitriformes?
A: Accipitriformes is an order that consists of diurnal birds of prey, such as hawks, eagles, vultures, and many others.
Q: What was the majority view about Accipitriformes and falcons previously?
A: Previously, the majority view was to include Accipitriformes with the falcons in the Falconiformes.
Q: What did the recent DNA study reveal about the relationship between falcons and Accipitriformes?
A: The recent DNA study showed that falcons are not closely related to Accipitriformes.
Q: What are falcons related to according to the DNA study?
A: According to the DNA study, falcons are related to parrots and passerines.
Q: How do most ornithologists currently classify falcons in taxonomic order?
A: Most ornithologists currently classify falcons next to the parrots in taxonomic order based on the DNA study.
Q: What do the New World vultures belong to according to the DNA-based proposal and the American Ornithologists' Union?
A: According to the DNA-based proposal, the New World vultures belong to the Accipitriformes, but the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) classifies them as a separate order, the Cathartiformes.
Q: How many species are there in Accipitriformes?
A: There are about 225 species in Accipitriformes.
