Calohierax Wetmore 1937 (hawk)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1937. Bird remains from cave deposits on Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 80:427-441

Parent taxon: Accipitridae according to P. Brodkorb 1959

See also Wetmore 1937 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Accipiter, Aegypiinae, Amplibuteo, Apatosagittarius, Aquifavus, Aquila, Aquila depredator, Aquila fossilis, Aquila prisca, Aquilavus, Aquilinae, Archaehieraxinae, Aviceda, Aviraptor, Butastur, Buteo, Buteogallus, Buteoninae, Circaetus, Circus, Clanga, Cryptogyps, Dynatoaetus, Elanoides, Elanus, Garganoaetus, Geranoaetus, Gypaetinae, Gypaetus, Gypohierax, Gyps, Haliaeetus, Haliastur, Harpagornis, Harpia, Hieraaetus, Ictinaetus, Ictinia, Macheiramphus, Melierax, Milvoides, Milvus, Milvus brachypterus, Milvus deperditus, Miohierax, Necrastur, Necrosyrtes, Neophron, Palaeastur, Palaeocircus, Palaeohierax, Palaeoplancinae, Palaetus, Parabuteo, Parvigyps, Pelargopappus, Pernis, Polemaetus, Rupornis, Spizaetus, Stephanoaetus, Titanohierax, Trigonoceps, Uroaetus, Uroaetus brachialis, Vinchinavis, Vulturidarum

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Calohierax in the database

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