Aves - Accipitriformes - Pandionidae
Alternative spelling: Pandioninae
Parent taxon: Accipitriformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brunet 1970, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Harrison and Walker 1976, Hay 1930, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Louchart et al. 2008, Mayr 2006, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Rasmussen et al. 1987, Warter 1976, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxon: Accipitridae
Subtaxa: Pandion
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Egypt (2), France (1), Mexico (1), New Caledonia (2), United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Ethiopia (1), United States (2: California, Florida)
• Oligocene of Egypt (1), Germany (1)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences