Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Alternative combination: Falco cyaneus
Belongs to Circus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Broughton 2004, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Steadman and Mead 2010
Sister taxa: Circus aeruginosus, Circus approximans, Circus assimilis, Circus buffoni, Circus cinereus, Circus dossenus, Circus eylesi, Circus hamiltoni, Circus hudsonius, Circus macrosceles, Circus macrourus, Circus maillardi, Circus maurus, Circus melanoleucos, Circus pygargus, Circus ranivorus, Circus spilonotus, Circus spilothorax, Circus teauteensis
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Hungary (1 collection), United States (7: California, Florida, Oregon, Wyoming)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.