Suborder Accipitres Linnaeus 1758 (raptor)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Falconiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Brunet 1970, Hay 1902, Jaekel 1911 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Cathartae, Cathartoidea, Falcones, Falconidae, Falconoidae, Horusornithidae, Masillaraptoridae, Teratornithi, Vulturoidae
Subtaxa: Falconides Serpentariides
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore