Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Alternative combination: Falco aeruginosus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Circus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bedetti and Pavia 2007, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Circus approximans, Circus assimilis, Circus buffoni, Circus cinereus, Circus cyaneus, 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: found only at Ingarano cave, layer C (Quaternary of Italy)
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