Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Parent taxon: Accipitridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933 and Wetmore 1928
Sister taxa: Accipiter, Aegypiinae, Amplibuteo, Apatosagittarius, Aquifavus, Aquila, Aquila depredator, Aquila fossilis, Aquila prisca, Aquilavus, Aquilinae, Archaehieraxinae, Aviceda, Aviraptor, Butastur, Buteo, Buteogallus, Buteoninae, Calohierax, Circaetus, Circus, Clanga, Cryptogyps, Dynatoaetus, Elanoides, Elanus, Garganoaetus, Gypaetinae, Gypaetus, Gypohierax, Gyps, Haliaeetus, Haliastur, Harpagornis, Harpia, Hieraaetus, Ictinaetus, Ictinia, Macheiramphus, Melierax, Milvoides, Milvus, Milvus brachypterus, Milvus deperditus, Miohierax, Necrastur, Necrosyrtes, Neophron, Palaeastur, Palaeocircus, Palaeohierax, Palaeoplancinae, Palaetus, Parabuteo, Parvigyps, Pelargopappus, Pernis, Polemaetus, Rupornis, Spizaetus, Stephanoaetus, Titanohierax, Trigonoceps, Uroaetus, Uroaetus brachialis, Vinchinavis, Vulturidarum
Subtaxa: Geranoaetus ales Geranoaetus conterminus Geranoaetus contortus Geranoaetus danana Geranoaetus melanoleucus Geranoaetus polyosoma
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), Peru (1), United States (3: California, Florida), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of United States (2: Nebraska)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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