family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eaglesbird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings Falconiformes, order Falconiformes - chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail genus Pernis, Pernis - a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts kite - any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals bird of Jove, eagle - any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight |