Aves - Falconiformes - Falconidae
Synonym: Polyborus Vieillot 1816 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Falconidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1959, Carroll 1988, Emslie 1998, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Morgan 1994, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Asthenopterus, Asturaetus, Badiostes, Badrostes, Baza, Caracarinae, Falconidarum, Falconinae, Foetopterus, Herpetotheres, Herpetotherinae, Lagopterus, Micrastur, Milvago, Phalcoboenus, Polyborinae, Taphetus, Thegornis
Subtaxa: Caracara cheriway Caracara creightoni Caracara plancus Polyborus latebrosus Polyborus plancus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), the Bahamas (3), Cayman Islands (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (3), Peru (1), United States (18: California, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming), Venezuela (3)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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