Herpetotheres Vieillot 1817 (laughing falcon)

Aves - Falconiformes - Falconidae

Parent taxon: Falconidae according to J. J. Becker 1987

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Asthenopterus, Asturaetus, Badiostes, Badrostes, Baza, Caracara, Caracarinae, Falconidarum, Falconinae, Foetopterus, Herpetotherinae, Lagopterus, Micrastur, Milvago, Phalcoboenus, Polyborinae, Taphetus, Thegornis

Subtaxa: Herpetotheres cachinnans

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Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Herpetotheres in the database

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