Biology:Harpiinae

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Short description: Subfamily of birds

Harpiinae
Harpia harpyja 001 800.jpg
Harpy eagle (H. harpyja)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Harpiinae

The Harpiinae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of large broad-winged species native to tropical forests. There are 4 genera in the subfamily, all monotypic.[1]

Species

Image Genus Species
Harpia harpyja -Sao Paulo Zoo, Brasil -adult-8a.jpg Harpia Vieillot, 1816
MacheiramphusAlcinus.jpg Macheiramphus Bonaparte, 1850
  • Bat hawk, M. alcinus
New Guinea Eagle.jpg Harpyopsis Salvadori, 1875
Morphnus guianensis eating green snake -Bolivia-8.jpg Morphnus Dumont, 1816

References

Wikidata ☰ Q616648 entry




  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" (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 327–346. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.010. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790305001363.