in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes.

In a common but inaccurate way in which the raptors are classified, the order Accipitriformes includes most of the diurnal birds of prey: hawks, eagles, vultures, and many others: about 225 species in all. It is not used in classification schemes which regard the Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) as part of the same group as the Accipitridae (hawks, eagles and allies). Where the diurnal raptors are regarded as a single order, that order becomes known as Falconiformes and includes about 280 species.