Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Alternative combination: Falco jamaicensis
Belongs to Buteo according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Broughton 2004, Guthrie 1992, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson 2008, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Buteo (Triorchis), Buteo ales, Buteo antecursor, Buteo brachypterus, Buteo buteo, Buteo conterminus, Buteo contortus, Buteo dananus, Buteo dondasi, Buteo fluviaticus, Buteo fuscescens, Buteo grangeri, Buteo hoffstetteri, Buteo lagopus, Buteo lineatus, Buteo nitidus, Buteo platypterus, Buteo pusillus, Buteo quadratus, Buteo regalis, Buteo rufinus, Buteo solitarius, Buteo spassovi, Buteo swainsoni, Buteo typhoius
Subtaxa: Buteo jamaicensis borealis
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Barbados (1 collection), Bermuda (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Puerto Rico (1), United States (32: California, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 37 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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