Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Parent taxon: Accipitridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson and James 1982, Olson and James 1991, Parmalee 1992, Rasmussen et al. 1987, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wilson 1967
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, Geranoaetus, Gypaetinae, Gypaetus, Gypohierax, Gyps, 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: Haliaeetus albicilla Haliaeetus leucocephalus Haliaeetus leucogaster Haliaeetus pelagicus Haliaeetus piscator Haliaeetus vocifer
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Canada (1: Quebec), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), East Timor (2), Estonia (1), Finland (1), Greece (2), Italy (1), Japan (4), Monaco (1), Romania (3), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (8), the United Kingdom (3), United States (33: Alabama, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Virginia)
• Miocene of France (1)
Total: 64 collections including 65 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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