Accipitriformes
John Harshman
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close boxDiscussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
These families are traditionally included in the order Falconiformes. However, Falconidae (falcons) has been removed from the group and has carried the traditional ordinal name with it. Cathartidae has sometimes been removed from the group and allied to Ciconiidae (storks), but the data do not support this decision.
References
Hackett, S. J., Kimball, R. T., Reddy, S., Bowie, R. C. K., Braun, E. L., Braun, M. J., Chojnowski, J. L., Cox, W. A., Han, K.-L., Harshman, J., Huddleston, C. J., Marks, B. D., Miglia, K. J., Moore, W. A., Sheldon, F. H., Steadman, D. W., Witt, C. C., and Yuri, T. 2008. A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history. Science 320(5884):1763-1768.
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| Scientific Name | Gymnogyps californianus |
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| Location | Ventana wilderness area, California, USA |
| Comments | California condor at feeding site before release. |
| Creator | Frier/Nikon, Scott |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source Collection | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library |
| Scientific Name | Buteo rufinus |
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| Location | SerefliKochisar / Ankara / Turkey |
| Comments | Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| Location | Kruger National Park, South Africa |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Secretary Bird |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Johann du Preez |
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- First online 27 June 2008
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Harshman, John. 2008. Accipitriformes. Version 27 June 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Accipitriformes/123200/2008.06.27 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
