Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Synonym: Astur de Lacépède 1799
Parent taxon: Accipitridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Baird 1992, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Meijer et al. 2013, Parmalee 1992, Salotti et al. 1997, Schultz and Howard 1935, Walker and Dyke 2006, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: 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, 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: Accipiter cooperii Accipiter efficax Accipiter fasciatus Accipiter gentilis Accipiter haplochrous Accipiter madagascariensis Accipiter nisus Accipiter novaehollandiae Accipiter quartus Accipiter rufitorques Accipiter striatus Accipiter tachiro Accipiter trivirgatus Astur atricapillus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), the Bahamas (5), France (1), Greece (8), Haiti (1), Indonesia (2), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Madagascar (4), Malaysia (6), Mexico (1), Monaco (1), New Caledonia (4), Norfolk Island (2), Papua New Guinea (3), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (3), Tonga (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (23: Alabama, California, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming), Vanuatu (1)
• Miocene of Kenya (2)
Total: 76 collections including 93 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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