Superfamily Falconoidae (raptor)
Aves - Falconiformes - Falconoidae
Parent taxon: Falconiformes according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Livezey and Zusi 2007, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Accipitres, Cathartae, Cathartoidea, Falcones, Falconidae, Horusornithidae, Masillaraptoridae, Teratornithi, Vulturoidae
Subtaxa: Buteonidae
Type: Falco
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences