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Accipitriformes

Reptilia - Accipitriformes

Taxonomy
Accipitriformes was named by Vieillot (1816). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aves by Parmalee (1992) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Aves by Baird (1992) and Mayr and Hurum (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Accipitriformes Vieillot
1992Accipitriformes Baird p. 24
1992Accipitriformes Parmalee p. 310
2014Accipitriformes del Hoyo et al.
2020Accipitriformes Mayr and Hurum

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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
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816

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.

Or. Accipitriformes Vieillot 1816
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Fm. Accipitridae Viellot 1816 [hawk]
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G. Accipiter Brisson 1760
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Accipiter cooperii Bonaparte 1828 [Cooper's hawk]
†Accipiter efficax Balouet and Olson 1989
Accipiter fasciatus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [brown goshawk]
Accipiter gentilis Linnaeus 1758 [northern goshawk]
Accipiter haplochrous Sclater 1859 [New Caledonia goshawk]
Accipiter henstii Schlegel 1873 [Henst's goshawk]
Accipiter madagascariensis Verreaux 1833 [Madagascar sparrowhawk]
Accipiter nisus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian sparrowhawk]
Accipiter novaehollandiae Gmelin 1788 [gray goshawk]
†Accipiter quartus Balouet and Olson 1989
Accipiter rufitorques Peale 1848 [Fiji goshawk]
Accipiter striatus Vieillot 1897 [sharp-shinned hawk]
Accipiter tachiro Daudin 1800 [African goshawk]
Accipiter trivirgatus Temminck 1824 [crested goshawk]
Invalid names: Astur de Lacépède 1799 [synonym]
Subfm. Aegypiinae [Old World vulture]
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G. Aegypius Savigny 1809
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Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 [cinereous vulture]
†Aegypius prepyrenaicus Carrasquilla 2001
Invalid names: Sarcogyps Lesson 1842 [synonym], Torgos Kaup 1828 [synonym]
G. †Gansugyps Zhang et al. 2010
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†Gansugyps linxiaensis Zhang et al. 2010
G. †Neogyps Miller 1916
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†Neogyps errans Miller 1916
G. †Neophrontops Miller 1916
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†Neophrontops americanus Miller 1916
†Neophrontops dakotensis Compton 1935
†Neophrontops slaughteri Feduccia 1974
†Neophrontops vetustus Wetmore 1943
G. †Palaeoborus Coues 1884
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†Palaeoborus howardae Wetmore 1936
†Palaeoborus rosatus Miller and Compton 1939
†Palaeoborus umbrosus Cope 1874
G. †Amplibuteo Campbell 1979
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†Amplibuteo concordatus Emslie and Czaplewski 1999
†Amplibuteo hibbardi Campbell 1979
†Amplibuteo woodwardi Miller 1911
G. †Apatosagittarius Feduccia and Voorhies 1989
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†Apatosagittarius terrenus Feduccia and Voorhies 1989
G. †Aquifavus Lambrecht 1933
G. Aquila Linnaeus 1758 [eagle]
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†Aquila bivia Emslie and Czaplewski 1999 [golden eagle]
†Aquila bullockensis Gaff and Boles 2010
Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 [golden eagle]
†Aquila corroyi Gaillard 1939
†Aquila dananus Marsh 1871
†Aquila delphinensis Gaillard 1939
Aquila fasciata Vieillot 1822 [Bonelli's eagle]
†Aquila pennatoides Gaillard 1939
†Aquila pliogryps Shufeldt 1891
Aquila rapax Temminck 1828
†Aquila sodalis Shufeldt 1891
†Aquilavus hypogaea Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Aquilavus Lambrecht 1933
Subfm. †Archaehieraxinae Mather et al. 2021
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G. †Archaehierax Mather et al. 2021
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†Archaehierax sylvestris Mather et al. 2021
G. Aviceda Swainson 1836
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†Aviceda gracilis De Vis 1905
Aviceda jerdoni Blyth 1842 [Jerdon's baza]
G. †Aviraptor Mayr and Hurum 2020
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†Aviraptor longicrus Mayr and Hurum 2020
G. Butastur Hodgson 1843
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Butastur indicus Gmelin 1788 [gray-faced buzzard]
G. Buteo de Lacepède 1799 [hawk]
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Subg. †Buteo (Triorchis) Kaup 1829
†Buteo ales Wetmore 1926
†Buteo antecursor Wetmore 1933
Buteo brachypterus Hartlaub 1860 [Madagascar buzzard]
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 [common buzzard]
†Buteo conterminus Wetmore 1923
†Buteo contortus Wetmore 1923
†Buteo dananus Marsh 1871
†Buteo dondasi Degrange et al. 2021
†Buteo fluviaticus Miller and Sibley 1942
Buteo fuscescens Viellot 1819
†Buteo grangeri Wetmore and Case 1934
†Buteo hoffstetteri Campbell 1976
Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 [red-tailed hawk]
Buteo jamaicensis borealis Gmelin 1788 [red-tailed hawk]
Buteo lagopus Pontoppidan 1763 [rough-legged hawk]
Buteo lineatus Gmelin 1788 [red-shouldered hawk]
Buteo nitidus Latham 1790 [gray-lined hawk]
Buteo platypterus Vieillot 1823 [broad-winged hawk]
Buteo pusillus Ballmann 1969
†Buteo quadratus Wetmore 1937 [Bahama red-shouldered hawk]
Buteo regalis Gray 1844 [ferruginous hawk]
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Invalid names: Falco ferrugineus Lichtenstein 1836 [replaced]
Buteo rufinus Cretzschmar 1826 [long-legged buzzard]
†Buteo sanfelipensis Suárez 2020 [Gavilán de San Felipe]
Buteo solitarius Peale 1848 [Hawaiian hawk]
Buteo spassovi Boev 1998
Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte 1838 [Swainson's hawk]
†Buteo typhoius Wetmore 1923
Invalid names: Archibuteo Brehm 1828 [synonym]
G. Buteogallus Lesson 1830 [black-hawks]
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Subg. †Buteogallus (Wetmoregyps) Miller 1928
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Buteogallus aequinoctialis Gmelin 1788 [rufous crab-hawk]
†Buteogallus fragilis Miller 1911
Buteogallus meridionalis Latham 1790 [savanna hawk]
†Buteogallus milleri Howard 1932
†Buteogallus royi Suárez 2020 [Gavilán de Roy]
Buteogallus urubitinga Gmelin 1788 [great black-hawk]
Subfm. Buteoninae Vigors 1824 [hawk]
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G. †Bermuteo Olson 2008
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†Bermuteo avivorus Olson 2008 [Bermuda hawk]
G. Hypomorphnus Cabanis 1844
G. †Miraquila Campbell 1979 [eagle]
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†Miraquila terrestris Campbell 1979 [eagle]
G. Morphnus Dumont 1816 [crested eagle]
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†Morphnus woodwardi Miller 1911
G. Urubitinga Lesson 1839 [black hawk]
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†Urubitinga enecta Wetmore 1923
G. †Calohierax Wetmore 1937
G. Circaetus Vieillot 1816
G. Circus Lacépède 1799 [harrier]
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Circus aeruginosus Linnaeus 1758 [Western marsh-harrier]
Circus approximans Peale 1848 [Swamp harrier]
Circus assimilis Jardine and Selby 1828 [Spotted harrier]
Circus buffoni Gmelin 1788 [Long-winged harrier]
Circus cinereus Vieillot 1816 [Cinereous harrier]
Circus cyaneus Linnaeus 1766 [Hen harrier]
†Circus dossenus Olson and James 1991 [wood harrier]
†Circus eylesi Scarlett 1953 [Eyles's harrier]
†Circus hamiltoni Forbes 1891
Circus hudsonius Linnaeus 1766 [Northern harrier]
Circus macrosceles Newton 1863 [Madagascar marsh-harrier]
Circus macrourus Gmelin 1770 [Pallid harrier]
Circus maillardi Verreaux 1862 [Réunion marsh-harrier]
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Invalid names: Astur alphonsi Newton and Gadow 1893 [synonym]
Circus maurus Temminck 1828 [Black harrier]
Circus melanoleucos Pennant 1769 [Pied harrier]
Circus pygargus Linnaeus 1758 [Montagu's harrier]
Circus ranivorus Daudin 1800 [African marsh-harrier]
Circus spilonotus Kaup 1847 [Eastern marsh-harrier]
Circus spilothorax Salvadori and D'Albertis 1875 [Papuan harrier]
†Circus teauteensis Forbes 1891
G. Clanga Adamowicz 1858
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Clanga clanga Pallas 1811 [greater spotted eagle]
G. †Cryptogyps Marther et al. 2022
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†Cryptogyps lacertosus De Vis 1905
G. †Dynatoaetus Mather et al. 2023
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†Dynatoaetus gaffae Mather et al. 2023
G. Elanoides Vieillot 1818
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Elanoides forficatus Linnaeus 1758 [swallow-tailed kite]
G. Elanus Savigny 1809
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Elanus leucurus Vieillot 1818 [white-tailed kite]
G. Garganoaetus Ballmann 1973
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†Garganoaetus freudenthali Ballman 1973
†Garganoaetus murivorus Ballman 1973
G. Geranoaetus Kaup 1844 [buzzard-eagle]
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†Geranoaetus ales Wetmore 1926
†Geranoaetus conterminus Wetmore 1923
†Geranoaetus contortus Wetmore 1924
†Geranoaetus danana Marsh 1871
Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 [black-chested buzzard eagle]
Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [variable hawk]
Subfm. Gypaetinae Vieillot 1816
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G. †Anchigyps Zhang and Feduccia 2012
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†Anchigyps voorhiesi Zhang and Feduccia 2012
G. †Arikarornis Howard 1966
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†Arikarornis macdonaldi Howard 1966
G. Gypaetus Storr 1784
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Gypaetus barbatus Linnaeus 1758 [bearded vulture]
G. Gypohierax Rüppell 1836
G. Gyps Savigny 1809 [vulture]
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Gyps africanus Salvadori 1865 [white-backed vulture]
Gyps fulvus Hablizl 1783 [Eurasian griffon]
†Gyps melitensis Lydekker 1890
G. Haliaeetus Savigny 1809
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Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 [white-tailed eagle]
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Invalid names: Haliaeetus angustipes Jánossy 1983 [synonym]
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 [bald eagle]
Haliaeetus leucogaster Gmelin 1788 [white-bellied sea-eagle]
Haliaeetus pelagicus Pallas 1811 [Steller's sea-eagle]
†Haliaeetus piscator Milne-Edwards 1869
Haliaeetus vocifer Daudin 1800 [African fish-eagle]
Haliaeetus vociferoides des Murs 1845 [Madagascar fish-eagle]
G. Haliastur Selby 1840
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Haliastur indus Boddaert 1783 [brahminy kite]
Haliastur sphenurus Vieillot 1818 [whistling kite]
G. †Harpagornis Haast 1872
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†Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 [Haast's eagle]
G. Harpia Vieillot 1816
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Harpia harpyja Linnaeus 1758 [harpy eagle]
G. Hieraaetus Kaup 1844
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†Hieraaetus edwardsi Sharpe 1899
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Invalid names: Aquila minuta Milne-Edwards 1871 [replaced]
Hieraaetus morphnoides Gould 1841 [little eagle]
Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin 1788 [booted eagle]
G. Ictinaetus Blyth 1843
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Ictinaetus malaiensis Temminck 1822 [black eagle]
G. Ictinia Vieillot 1816 [kite]
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Ictinia mississippiensis Wilson 1811 [Mississippi kite]
G. Macheiramphus Bonaparte 1850
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Macheiramphus alcinus Bonaparte 1850 [bat hawk]
G. Melierax Gray 1840
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Melierax canorus Rislachi 1799
Melierax metabates Heuglin 1861 [dark-chanting goshawk]
G. †Milvoides Harrison and Walker 1979
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†Milvoides kempi Harrison and Walker 1979
G. Milvus Lacépède 1799
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†Milvus incertus Gaillard 1939
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 [black kite]
Milvus migrans aegyptius Gmelin 1788 [yellow-billed kite]
Milvus milvus Linnaeus 1758 [red kite]
G. Miohierax Howard 1944
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†Miohierax stocki Howard 1944
G. †Necrastur De Vis 1892
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†Necrastur alacer De Vis 1892
G. Necrosyrtes Gloger 1841
G. Neophron Savigny 1809
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Neophron percnopterus Linnaeus 1758 [Egyptian vulture]
G. †Palaeastur Wetmore 1943
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†Palaeastur atavus Wetmore 1943
G. †Palaeocircus Milne-Edwards 1871
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†Palaeocircus cuvieri Milne-Edwards 1871
G. †Palaeohierax Milne-Edwards 1871
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†Palaeohierax gervaisii Milne-Edwards 1863
Subfm. †Palaeoplancinae
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G. †Palaeoplancus Wetmore 1933
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†Palaeoplancus sternbergi Wetmore 1933
G. †Palaetus Milne-Edwards 1871
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†Palaetus rapax Milne-Edwards 1871
G. Parabuteo Ridgway 1874
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Parabuteo unicinctus Temminck 1824 [Harris's hawk]
G. †Parvigyps Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Parvigyps praecox Harrison and Walker 1977
G. †Pelargopappus Stejneger 1885
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†Pelargopappus magnus Milne-Edwards 1868
G. Pernis Cuvier 1816
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Pernis apivorus Linnaeus 1758 [European honey-buzzard]
G. †Polemaetus Heine 1890
G. Polyboroides Smith 1829
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Polyboroides radiatus Scopoli 1786 [Madagascar harrier-hawk]
G. Rupornis Kaup 1844
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Rupornis magnirostris Gmelin 1788 [roadside hawk]
G. Spizaetus Vieillot 1816 [hawk-eagle]
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†Spizaetus grinnelli Miller 1911
Spizaetus ornatus Daudin 1800 [Ornate hawk-eagle]
†Spizaetus tanneri Martin 1971
†Spizaetus willetti Howard 1935
G. Stephanoaetus Sclater 1922
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†Stephanoaetus mahery Goodman 1994 [Malagasy crowned eagle]
G. †Titanohierax Wetmore 1937
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†Titanohierax gloveralleni Wetmore 1937 [Bahama eagle]
G. Trigonoceps Lesson 1842
G. †Uroaetus Auct
G. †Vinchinavis Tambussi et al. 2021
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†Vinchinavis paka Tambussi et al. 2021
G. †Vulturidarum Boule and de Chardin 1926
Invalid names: Aquila depredator Milne-Edwards 1871 [invalid subgroup], Aquila fossilis Giebel 1847 [invalid subgroup], Aquila prisca Milne-Edwards 1863 [invalid subgroup], Aquilinae Vigors 1824 [empty], Milvus brachypterus Jánossy 1977 [invalid subgroup], Milvus deperditus Milne-Edwards 1871 [invalid subgroup], Uroaetus brachialis De Vis 1890 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Pandionidae Sclater and Salvin 1873 [osprey]
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G. Pandion Savigny 1809 [osprey]
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Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus 1758 [osprey]
†Pandion homalopteron Warter 1976
†Pandion lovensis Becker 1985 [osprey]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Holocene or 50.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (374 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Accipitridae indet. (68430)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Parvigyps praecox (215472)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Accipitridae indet. (16296)
Bridgerian - Early/Lower Uintan50.3 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Accipitridae indet. (224184)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Milvoides kempi (41989 41992)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Milvoides kempi (42444 42451)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Palaeocircus cuvieri (31739)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeocircus cuvieri, Aquifavus sp. (181272)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Buteo grangeri (76168)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Buteo fluviaticus (13296)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium Accipitridae indet. (31748)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Poland Aviraptor longicrus (227378)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Accipitridae indet. (65088)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Pandioninae indet. (192385)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Haliaeetus sp. (12964) Pandion sp. (12960)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Miohierax stocki (17852)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Accipitridae indet. (224544 224545) Archaehierax sylvestris (224282)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Accipitridae indet. (17741) Buteo typhoius, Palaeastur atavus (17845)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Accipiter tachiro (21725 27858) Melierax metabates (21726)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Jiangsu) Aquila sp., Gypaetinae indet. (43400)