Order Raptores (Noun)
Meaning
Term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The taxonomic classification of order Raptores was later deemed inaccurate due to the distinct characteristics of its constituent bird species.
- The grouping of birds into the order Raptores has been largely discredited in modern ornithology, with most authorities recognizing Falconiformes and Strigiformes as separate orders.
- In earlier classification systems, the order Raptores was used to describe birds of prey, including both diurnal and nocturnal species.
- Despite its historical use, the term order Raptores is no longer recognized in contemporary bird classification systems.
- The outdated classification of birds into the order Raptores led to a misunderstanding of the evolutionary relationships between different species of birds of prey.