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Falconimorphae
Taxonomy
Falconimorphae is a superorder. It is extant.
It was assigned to Raptores by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Raptores by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Falconimorphae Livezey and Zusi p. 93 |
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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.
Superor. Falconimorphae
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Or. Strigiformes Wagler 1830 [owl]
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G. †Berruornis Mourer-Chauviré 1994
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†Berruornis halbedeli Mayr 2007
†Berruornis orbisantiqui Mourer-Chauviré 1994
Fm. †Heterostrigidae Kurochkin and Dyke 2011
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Fm. †Ogygoptyngidae Rich and Bohaska 1981
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Fm. †Protostrigidae Wetmore 1933
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G. †Eostrix Brodkorb 1971
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†Eostrix gulottai Mayr 2016
†Eostrix martinellii Martin and Black 1972
†Eostrix mimica Wetmore 1938
†Eostrix tsaganica Kurochkin and Dyke 2011
†Eostrix vincenti Harrison 1980
G. †Protostrix Wetmore 1933
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†Protostrix californiensis Howard 1965
†Protostrix leptosteus Marsh 1871
†Protostrix saurodosis Wetmore 1921
Fm. †Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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Fm. Strigidae Vigors 1825 [true owl]
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G. Aegolius Kaup 1829
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Aegolius acadicus Gmelin 1788 [northern saw-whet owl]
Aegolius funereus Linnaeus 1758 [boreal owl]
†Aegolius gradyi Olson 2012 [owl]
†Aegolius martae Pavia 2008
G. †Alasio Mlíkovský 1998
G. Asio Brisson 1760
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Asio asio Brisson 1760
Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 [short-eared owl]
†Asio henrici Milne-Edwards 1891
†Asio longaevus Umans'ka 1979
Asio madagascariensis Smith 1834 [Madagascar long-eared owl]
Asio otus Linnaeus 1758 [long-eared owl]
Asio otus wilsonianus Lesson 1830
†Asio priscus Howard 1964
Asio stygius Wagler 1832 [stygian owl]
Invalid names: Noctua Gmelin 1771 [synonym], Nyctalops Wagler 1832 [synonym]
G. Athene Scopoli 1769
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†Athene angelis Mourer-Chauviré 1997
†Athene cretensis Weesie 1982
Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 [burrowing owl]
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Invalid names: Glaucidium dickinsoni Brodkorb 1959 [synonym], Otus providentiae Brodkorb 1959 [synonym]
Athene noctua Scopoli 1769 [little owl]
Athene superciliaris Vieillot 1817 [white-browed owl]
†Athene veta Janossy 1974
Invalid names: Carine Kaup [synonym]
G. Bubo Dumeril 1806 [eagle-owl]
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Bubo africanus Temminck 1821 [spotted eagle-owl]
†Bubo arvernensis Milne-Edwards 1863
Bubo bubo Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian eagle-owl]
†Bubo florianae Kretzoi 1957
†Bubo incertus Milne-Edwards 1891
†Bubo insularis Mourer-Chauvire and Weesie 1986
Bubo lacteus Temminck 1820 [Verreaux's eagle-owl]
†Bubo leguati Rothschild 1907
†Bubo poirrieri Milne-Edwards 1863
Bubo scandiacus Linnaeus 1758 [snowy owl]
†Bubo sinclairi Miller 1911 [owl]
Bubo sumatranus Raffles 1822 [barred eagle-owl]
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 [great horned owl]
Invalid names: Nyctea Stephens 1826 [synonym]
G. Cryptoglaux Richmond 1901
G. Glaucidium Boie 1826 [pygmy-owl]
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†Glaucidium explorator Emslie 1998
Glaucidium gnoma Wagler 1832 [northern pygmy-owl]
Glaucidium passerinum Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian pygmy-owl]
G. †Grallistrix Olson and James 1991
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†Grallistrix auceps Olson and James 1991 [long-legged Kauai owl]
†Grallistrix erdmani Olson and James 1991
†Grallistrix geleches Olson and James 1991
†Grallistrix orion Olson and James 1991
G. Ketupa Lesson 1830
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Ketupa ketupu Horsfield 1821 [buffy fish-owl]
Ketupa zeylonensis Gmelin 1788 [brown fish-owl]
G. Margarobyas Olson and Suárez 2008
G. Megascops Kaup 1848
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Megascops asio Linnaeus 1758 [eastern screech-owl]
Megascops kennicottii Elliot 1867 [western screech-owl]
Invalid names: Gymnasio Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
G. Micrathene Coues 1866 [elf owl]
G. †Necrobyas Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Necrobyas edwardsi Gaillard 1939
†Necrobyas harpax Milne-Edwards 1891
†Necrobyas minimus Mourer-Chauviré 1987
†Necrobyas rossignoli Milne-Edwards 1891
G. Ninox Hodgson 1837
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Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 [southern boobook]
Ninox variegata Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Bismarck boobook]
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Invalid names: Ninox solomonis Sharpe 1876 [synonym]
G. Otus Pennant 1769 [scops owl]
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Otus flammeolus Kaup 1853 [flammulated owl]
†Otus frutuosoi Rando et al. 2013 [São Miguel scops owl]
†Otus grucheti Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1994 [Gruchet's Mascarene owl]
†Otus guidlayi Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire 1984
†Otus guildayi Brodkorb and Mourer-Chauvire 1984
Otus lempiji Horsfield 1821 [Sunda scops-owl]
Otus manadensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [Sulawesi scops-owl]
†Otus mauli Rando et al. 2012 [Madeiran scops owl]
†Otus murivorus Milne-Edwards 1874
Otus rutilus Pucheran 1849 [Malagasy scops-owl]
†Otus sauzieri Newton and Gadow 1893 [Mauritius owl]
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Invalid names: Strix newtoni Rothschild 1907 [synonym]
Otus scops Linnaeus 1758 [European scops-owl]
Otus trichopsis Wagler 1832
Invalid names: Mascarenotus Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1994 [synonym], Scops Savigny 1809 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoglaux Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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†Palaeoglaux artophoron Peters 1992
†Palaeoglaux perrierensis Mourer-Chauviré 1987
G. †Prosybris Brodkorb 1970
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†Prosybris antiqua Milne-Edwards 1863
†Prosybris medius Mourer-Chauviré 1987
G. Speotyto Gloger 1841
G. Strix Linnaeus 1758
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Strix aluco Linnaeus 1758 [tawny owl]
†Strix antiqua Milne-Edwards 1863
†Strix brevis Ballman 1969
†Strix collongensis Ballman 1972
†Strix dakota Miller 1944 [owl]
†Strix edwardsi Ennouchi 1930
†Strix ignota Paris 1912
Strix leptogrammica Temminck 1832 [brown wood-owl]
†Strix melitensis Lydekker 1891
Strix nebulosa Forster 1772 [great gray owl]
Strix occidentalis Xántus 1860 [spotted owl]
Strix passerina Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian pygmy-owl]
†Strix perpasta Ballman 1976
†Strix sancti Lydekker 1893
†Strix sancti albani Lydekker 1893
Strix uralensis Pallas 1771 [Ural owl]
Strix varia Barton 1799 [barred owl]
†Strix wintershofensis Ballman 1969
Invalid names: Syrnium Savigny 1809 [synonym]
G. Surnia Duméril 1806 [northern hawk owl]
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†Surnia capeki Jánossy 1972
†Surnia robusta Jánossy 1977
Surnia ulula Linnaeus 1758 [northern hawk owl]
Invalid names: Asio pygmaeus Serebrovs'kyj 1941 [invalid subgroup], Ieraglaucinae Bonaparte 1854 [empty], Otus henrici Milne-Edwards 1892 [invalid subgroup], Striginae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Fm. Tytonidae Ridgway 1914 [barn owl]
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G. †Nocturnavis Mourer-Chauviré 1987
Subfm. Phodilinae Beddard 1898
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G. Phodilus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1830 [bay-owl]
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Phodilus assimilis Hume 1877 [Sri Lanka bay-owl]
Phodilus badius Horsfield 1821 [Oriental bay-owl]
Phodilus prigoginei Schouteden 1952 [Congo bay-owl]
G. †Selenornis Mourer-Chauviré 1987
G. Tyto Billberg 1828
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Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 [barn owl]
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Tyto alba delicatula Gould 1837
Tyto alba pratincola Bonaparte 1838
Tyto alba punctatissima Gould and Gray 1838 [Galapagos barn owl]
Tyto alba gracilirostris Hartert 1905
†Tyto balearica Mourer-Chauvire et al. 1980
†Tyto cavatica Wetmore 1920
†Tyto cravesae Suárez and Olson 2015 [Craves's giant barn owl]
†Tyto gigantea Ballmann 1973
Tyto glaucops Kaup 1853 [ashy-faced owl]
†Tyto letocarti Balouet and Olson 1989
†Tyto mourerchauvireae Pavia 2004
†Tyto noeli Arredondo 1972 [Noel's giant barn owl]
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Invalid names: Tyto neddi Steadman and Hilgartner 1999 [synonym]
Tyto novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 [Australian masked-owl]
†Tyto ostologa Wetmore 1922 [Hispaniolan giant barn owl]
Tyto perlata Vieillot 1817
Invalid names: Tytoninae Mathews 1912 [empty]
Invalid names: Bubonidae Sclater and Salvin 1873 [empty], Palaeoglaucidae Mourer-Chauviré 1987 [empty], Selenornithinae Mourer-Chaviré 1987 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Holocene or 61.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Collections (354 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tiffanian | USA (Colorado) | Ogygoptynx wetmorei (14967) | |
| Selandian | Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) | Berruornis sp., Aves indet. (74643) | |
| Thanetian | France (Champagne-Ardenne) | Berruornis orbisantiqui (68428 87925) | |
| Lysitean | USA (Wyoming) | Eostrix martinellii (74295) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Aves indet. (46797) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Eostrix gulottai (15595) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Eostrix tsaganica (114685) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Minerva saurodosis (106325) Protostrix leptosteus (16228) Strigiformes indet. (16296) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Strigogyps sapea (22701) Strigogyps sp., Palaeoglaux artophoron (120798) | |
| Early/Lower Uintan | USA (California) | Protostrix californiensis (16692) | |
| Priabonian | France (Ile-de-France Region) | Necrobyas rossignoli, Nocturnavis incerta (31739) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) | Strigogyps dubius, Palaeoglaux perrierrensis (183665) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene | France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) | Palaeobyas cracrafti, Sophiornis quercynus, Palaeotyto cadurcencis, Necrobyas medius, Selenornis henrici (179194) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Belgium | Necrobyas harpax, Prosybris antiqua (31748) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Mongolia | Heterostrix tatsinensis (114684) | |
| MP 22 | France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) | Necrobyas harpax (183511) | |
| MP 23 | France (Quercy) | Necrobyas minimus (36711) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Saxony) | Protostrigidae indet. (65173) | |
| Rupelian | Egypt (Fayum) | Selenornithinae indet. (12954) | |
| Chattian | France | Necrobyas edwardsi (220584) | |