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Falconoidae
Taxonomy
Falconoidae is a superfamily. It is extant. Its type is Falco.
It was corrected as Falconoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Falconiformes by Hay (1930); to Falcones by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Falconides by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was corrected as Falconoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Falconiformes by Hay (1930); to Falcones by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Falconides by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1930 | Falconoidae Hay p. 313 |
1940 | Falconoidea Wetmore p. 32 |
1956 | Falconoidea Wetmore p. 38 |
2007 | Falconoidea 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.
Superfm. Falconoidae
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Fm. Buteonidae Vigors 1824
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Subfm. Accipitrinae
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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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available