Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Alternative combinations: Hypomorphnus milleri, Urubitinga milleri
Full reference: H. Howard. 1932. Eagles and eagle-like vultures of the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea. Contributions to Palaeontology from Carnegie Institution of Washington 429:1-82
Belongs to Buteogallus according to A. Wetmore 1956
See also Miller and DeMay 1942 and Wetmore 1940
Sister taxa: Buteogallus (Wetmoregyps), Buteogallus aequinoctialis, Buteogallus fragilis, Buteogallus meridionalis, Buteogallus royi, Buteogallus urubitinga
Type specimen: UCMP 11050, a set of postcrania (coracoid). Its type locality is Hawver Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave breccia in California.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hawver Cave
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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