Biology:Herpetotherinae
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Short description: Subfamily of birds
| Herpetotherinae | |
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| Cryptic forest falcon, Micrastur mintoni | |
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| Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpetotherinae Lesson, 1843 |
| Genera | |
Herpetotherinae is a subfamily of falconid birds of prey that includes eight species in two genera Herpetotheres (the laughing falcon) and Micrastur (forest falcons).[1][2][3][4] Both genera are found in South America and the subfamily is basal to the other falconid subfamilies where they split off around 30.2 million years ago in the Oligocene epoch.[4] The two extant herpetotherine genera split around 20 million years ago in the Miocene epoch with the extinct genus Thegornis.[2]
References
- ↑ "A classification of the bird species of South America". South American Classification Committee. American Ornithologists' Union. http://www.aou.org/checklist/south.php.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fuchs, J.; Johnson, J. A.; Mindell, D. P. (2015). "Rapid diversification of falcons (Aves: Falconidae) due to expansion of open habitats in the Late Miocene." (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82: 166–182. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.08.010. PMID 25256056.
- ↑ Wink, M. (2018). "Phylogeny of Falconidae and phylogeography of Peregrine Falcons." (in en). Ornis Hungarica 26 (2): 27–37. doi:10.1515/orhu-2018-0013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mindell, M. D.; Fuchs, J.; Johnson, J. A. (2018). "1". in Sarasola, J.; Grande, J.; Negro, J.. Birds of Prey: Biology and conservation in the XXI century. Springer, Chame. pp. 3–32. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73745-4_1. ISBN 978-3-319-73745-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q1124545 entry
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