Biology:Harpiinae

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The Harpiinae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of large broad-winged species native to tropical forests, sometimes collectively known as harpies (not to be confused with the mythological creature of the same name). There are 4 genera in the subfamily, all monotypic.[1][2]

The cladogram of the Harpiinae shown below is based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024.[3]

Harpiinae

Harpyopsis – Papuan eagle

Macheiramphus – bat hawk

Morphnus – crested eagle

Harpia – harpy eagle

Species

Image Genus Species
175px Harpyopsis Salvadori, 1875
175px Macheiramphus Bonaparte, 1850
  • Bat hawk, M. alcinus
175px Morphnus Dumont, 1816
175px Harpia Vieillot, 1816

References

  1. Lerner, Heather R.L.; Mindell, David P. (November 2005). "Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures, and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 327–346. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.010. PMID 15925523. Bibcode2005MolPE..37..327L. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790305001363. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (December 2023). "Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/raptors/. 
  3. Catanach, T.A.; Halley, M.R.; Pirro, S. (2024). "Enigmas no longer: using ultraconserved elements to place several unusual hawk taxa and address the non-monophyly of the genus Accipiter (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blae028. 

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