Organisms

Hawks

Common name for many members of the FALCONIFORMES order, family Accipitridae, generally smaller than EAGLES, and containing short, rounded wings and a long tail.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Common name for many members of the FALCONIFORMES order, family Accipitridae, generally smaller than EAGLES, and containing short, rounded wings and a long tail.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Hawk

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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

2005; use RAPTORS 1999-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1966-1998)
  • Raptors (1999-2004)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.815w.350w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hawks. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046428. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046428
  2. Hawks. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk
  3. Hawks. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q846664