Organisms

Raptors

BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons, HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey, which includes OWLS.

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Abstract

BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons, HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey, which includes OWLS.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Bird of Prey
  • Birds of Prey
  • Prey Bird
  • Prey Birds
  • Raptor

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1984-1998)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.815w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Raptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020304. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020304
  2. Raptors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey
  3. Raptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48428