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Falconiformes (raptor)

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Falconiformes Sharpe
1898Falconiformes Gadow p. 33
1911Falconiformes Jaekel p. 178
1930Falconiformes Hay p. 310
1940Falconiformes Wetmore p. 29
1960Falconiformes Wetmore p. 25
1988Falconiformes Carroll
1992Falconiformes Guthrie p. 322
2005Falconiformes Mayr p. 318
2006Falconiformes Slack et al. p. 1150
2007Falconiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2014Falconiformes del Hoyo et al.
2022Falconiformes Mayr and Kitchener p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
—Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Subor. Accipitres Linnaeus 1758
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Infraor. Falconides
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Invalid names: Accipitroidea [empty], Falconoidea [empty]
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Fm. Sagittariidae [Secretary bird]
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G. †Amphiserpentarius Gailard 1908
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Amphiserpentarius robustus Milne-Edwards 1870
G. Sagittarius Hermann 1783
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Sagittarius serpentarius Miller 1779 [secretarybird]
Subor. Cathartae
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Superfm. †Neocathartoidea Wetmore 1950
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Fm. †Neocathartidae Wetmore 1950
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Invalid names: Eocathartidae Wetmore 1944 [replaced]
Invalid names: Eocathartoidea Wetmore 1944 [replaced]
Invalid names: Sarcorhamphi [synonym]
Fm. Falconidae Vigors 1824
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G. †Asthenopterus Ameghino 1891
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†Asthenopterus minutus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Asturaetus De Vis 1905
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†Asturaetus furcillatus De Vis 1905
G. †Badiostes
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†Badiostes patagonicus Ameghino 1894
G. †Badrostes
G. Baza De Vis 1905
G. Caracara Merrem 1826 [caracara]
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Caracara cheriway Jacquin 1784 [crested caracara]
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Invalid names: Caracara prelutosa Howard 1938 [synonym]
†Caracara creightoni Brodkorb 1959 [Creighton's caracara]
Caracara plancus Miller 1777 [southern caracara]
Invalid names: Polyborus Vieillot 1816 [replaced]
G. †Falconidarum Regalia 1902
Subfm. Falconinae Vigors 1824
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G. Falco Linnaeus 1758 [falcon]
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Subg. †Falco (Cerchneis) Boie 1826
Subg. Falco (Hierofalco) Cuvier 1817
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Subg. Falco (Rhynchodon) Nitzsch 1829
Falco alopex Heuglin 1861 [Fox kestrel]
Falco altaicus Menzbier 1891 [Altai falcon]
Falco amurensis Radde 1863 [Amur falcon]
Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot 1823 [Grey kestrel]
†Falco bakalovi Boev 1999
Falco berigora Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Brown falcon]
Falco biarmicus Temminck 1825 [Lanner falcon]
Falco cenchroides Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Australian kestrel]
Falco cherrug Gray 1834 [Saker falcon]
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 [merlin]
Falco concolor Temminck 1825 [Sooty falcon]
Falco cuvierii Smith 1830 [African hobby]
Falco deiroleucus Temminck 1825 [Orange-breasted falcon]
†Falco duboisi Cowles 1994 [Réunion kestrel]
Falco eleonorae Gené 1839 [Eleonora's falcon]
†Falco falconellus Shufeldt 1915
Falco fasciinucha Reichenow and Neumann 1895 [Taita falcon]
Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 [Aplomado falcon]
Falco hypoleucos Gould 1841 [Grey falcon]
Falco jugger Gray 1834 [Laggar falcon]
Falco longipennis Swainson 1837 [Australian hobby]
†Falco medius Umans'ka 1981
Falco melanaetus Linnaeus 1758
Falco mexicanus Schlegel 1850 [Prairie falcon]
Falco naumanni Fleischer 1818 [Lesser kestrel]
Falco newtoni Gurney 1863 [Madagascar kestrel]
Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand falcon]
†Falco oregonus Howard 1946
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 [Peregrine falcon]
Falco punctatus Temminck 1821 [Mauritius kestrel]
†Falco readi Brodkorb 1959
Falco rufigularis Daudin 1800 [Bat falcon]
Falco rupicoloides Smith 1829 [Greater kestrel]
Falco rusticolus Linnaeus 1758 [gyrfalcon]
Falco severus Horsfield 1821 [Oriental hobby]
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 [American kestrel]
Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian hobby]
Falco subniger Gray 1843 [Black falcon]
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 [Common kestrel]
Falco vespertinus Linnaeus 1766 [Red-footed falcon]
Invalid names: Tinnunculus Vieillot 1807 [synonym]
G. †Pediohierax Becker 1987
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†Pediohierax ramenta Wetmore 1936
G. Spiziapteryx Kaup 1852 [spot-winged falconet]
Invalid names: Falconini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Polyborini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. †Foetopterus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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†Foetopterus ambiguus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. Herpetotheres Vieillot 1817 [laughing falcon]
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Herpetotheres cachinnans Linnaeus 1758 [Laughing falcon]
G. †Lagopterus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. Micrastur Gray 1841 [forest falcon]
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Micrastur ruficollis Vieillot 1817 [Barred forest-falcon]
Micrastur semitorquatus Vieillot 1817 [Collared forest-falcon]
G. Milvago Spix 1824 [caracara]
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†Milvago brodkorbi Campbell 1979 [caracara]
Milvago chimachima Viellot 1816 [yellow-headed caracara]
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Invalid names: Milvago readei Brodkorb 1959 [synonym]
†Milvago diazfrancoi Suárez 2020 [Caraira de Díaz Franco]
G. Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny 1834
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Phalcoboenus australis Gmelin 1788 [striated caracara]
Phalcoboenus chimango Vieillot 1816 [Chimango caracara]
†Phalcoboenus napieri Adams and Woods 2016
G. †Taphetus De Vis 1891
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†Taphaetus brachialis De Vis 1890
G. †Thegornis
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†Thegornis debilis Ameghino 1894
†Thegornis musculosus Ameghino 1894
Invalid names: Caracarinae [empty], Herpetotherinae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Polyborinae Lafresnaye 1839 [empty]
Superfm. Falconoidae
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Fm. Buteonidae Vigors 1824
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Invalid names: Accipitrini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Gypini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Subfm. Milvinae
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G. †Proictinia Shufeldt 1915
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†Proictinia effera Wetmore 1923
†Proictinia gilmorei Shufeldt 1913
G. †Promilio Wetmore 1958
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†Promilio brodkorbi Wetmore 1958
†Promilio epileus Wetmore 1958
†Promilio floridanus Brodkorb 1956
Invalid names: Circinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Elaninae Blyth 1851 [empty]
Fm. †Masillaraptoridae Mayr 2009
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G. †Danielsraptor Mayr and Kitchener 2022
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†Danielsraptor phorusrhacoides Mayr and Kitchener 2022
Superfm. Vulturoidae Hay 1930
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Fm. †Teratornithidae Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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G. †Aiolornis Campbell et al. 1999
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†Aiolornis incredibilis Howard 1952
G. †Argentavis Campbell and Tonni 1980
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†Argentavis magnificens Campbell and Tonni 1980
G. †Cathartornis Miller 1910
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†Cathartornis gracilis Miller 1910
G. †Oscaravis Suárez and Olson
G. †Taubatornis Olson and Alvarenga 2002
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†Taubatornis campbelli Olson and Alvarenga 2002
G. †Teratornis Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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†Teratornis merriami Miller 1909 [Merriam's teratorn]
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Invalid names: Pleistogyps rex Miller 1910 [synonym]
†Teratornis woodburnensis Campbell and Stenger 2002
Invalid names: Pleistogyps Miller 1910 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cathartoidea Lafresnaye 1839 [empty], Falcones Lambrecht 1933 [empty], Horusornithidae [empty], Teratornithi [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available