Milvago Spix 1824 (caracara)
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Aves - Falconiformes - Falconidae
Parent taxon: Falconidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Campbell 1979, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Emslie and Morgan 1995
Sister taxa: Asthenopterus, Asturaetus, Badiostes, Badrostes, Baza, Caracara, Caracarinae, Falconidarum, Falconinae, Foetopterus, Herpetotheres, Herpetotherinae, Lagopterus, Micrastur, Phalcoboenus, Polyborinae, Taphetus, Thegornis
Subtaxa: Milvago brodkorbi Milvago chimachima
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Peru (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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