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 G. S. Morgan 1994
See also Olson and Hilgartner 1982 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, Calohierax, 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, Trigonoceps, Uroaetus, Uroaetus brachialis, Vinchinavis, Vulturidarum
Subtaxa: Titanohierax gloveralleni
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (2 collections), Cayman Islands (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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