- The
Buteoninae are a
subfamily of
birds of prey
which consists of
medium to large, broad-winged species. They have large, powerful,
hooked beaks for tearing...
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particularly in the
subfamilies Elaninae and
Perninae and
certain genera within Buteoninae. The term is
derived from Old
English cȳta (“kite; bittern”), possibly...
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subfamily Buteoninae together with the buzzard-hawks (buteonine hawks) and harriers. Some
authors may
treat these groups as
tribes of the
Buteoninae; Lerner...
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shown that such a
grouping is
polyphyletic for
Buteoninae. It is now
placed in the
subfamily Buteoninae. The
genus contains three species.
Allozyme data...
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family Accipitridae.
Though it is
commonly placed in the
subfamily Buteoninae, the
validity of this
group is
doubtful and
currently under review. The...
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exception of
solitary eagle species.
Buteo is the type
genus of the
subfamily Buteoninae. This
subfamily traditionally includes eagles and sea-eagles, but Lerner...
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member of the
still extant black hawk genus, Buteogallus,
within the
Buteoninae subfamily that are
chiefly referred to as hawks, and not the Aquilinae...
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phylogenetic studies have
shown that such a
grouping is
polyphyletic for
Buteoninae. The
subfamily contains four
species in two genera:
Microspizias Tiny...
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group of
smallish eagles usually placed in the
accipitrid subfamilies Buteoninae or Aquilinae. They are
generally medium-sized
birds of prey inhabiting...
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hawks (2 species,
formerly in Accipiter)
Harpagus –
kites (2 species)
Buteoninae Milvus –
kites (3
species - with
split of yellow-billed)
Haliastur – kites...
