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Elanus
Taxonomy
Elanus was named by Savigny (1809). It is extant. It is the type genus of Elaninae.
It was assigned to Elaninae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Accipitridae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Elaninae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Accipitridae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1809 | Elanus Savigny |
1930 | Elanus Hay p. 314 |
1940 | Elanus Wetmore p. 33 |
1956 | Elanus Wetmore p. 40 |
2017 | Elanus Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available