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Perninae
The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged species. These are birds of warmer climates, although the ''Pernis'' species (European honey buzzard and crested honey buzzard) have a more extensive range. Several of the species in this group eat mainly insects, and the honey-buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp larvae. Reptiles are also taken by several birds in this group. Several authorities consider Gypaetinae to be within or even synonymous with Perninae.(Griffiths et al. 2007, Lerner and Mindell 2005) Taxonomy * Subfamily Perninae ** Genus '' Aviceda'' *** African cuckoo-hawk, ''Aviceda cuculoides'' *** Madagascar cuckoo-hawk, ''Aviceda madagascariensis'' *** Jerdon's baza, ''Aviceda jerdoni'' *** Pacific baza, ''Aviceda subcristata'' *** Black baza, ''Aviceda leuphotes'' ** Genus ''Henicopernis'' *** Long-tailed honey buzzard, ''Henicopernis longicauda'' *** Black honey buzzard, ''Henicopernis infuscatus'' ** Genus '' Pernis'' *** Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perninae
The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged species. These are birds of warmer climates, although the ''Pernis'' species (European honey buzzard and crested honey buzzard) have a more extensive range. Several of the species in this group eat mainly insects, and the honey-buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp larvae. Reptiles are also taken by several birds in this group. Several authorities consider Gypaetinae to be within or even synonymous with Perninae.(Griffiths et al. 2007, Lerner and Mindell 2005) Taxonomy * Subfamily Perninae ** Genus '' Aviceda'' *** African cuckoo-hawk, ''Aviceda cuculoides'' *** Madagascar cuckoo-hawk, ''Aviceda madagascariensis'' *** Jerdon's baza, ''Aviceda jerdoni'' *** Pacific baza, ''Aviceda subcristata'' *** Black baza, ''Aviceda leuphotes'' ** Genus ''Henicopernis'' *** Long-tailed honey buzzard, ''Henicopernis longicauda'' *** Black honey buzzard, ''Henicopernis infuscatus'' ** Genus '' Pernis'' *** Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Honey Buzzard
The black honey-buzzard (''Henicopernis infuscatus''), also commonly known as the New Britain Honey-Buzzard, is a large raptor of the family Accipitridae. Standing at around tall, the adult black honey-buzzard has a dark head and body, with striking white bands on its tail and flight feathers. When in flight, the buzzard can be recognized by its long wings and noticeably large secondary feathers. It is thought to be sedentary, with a range limited to the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, where it is endemic. Due to its remote habitat and tendency to remain in densely forested areas, there is currently much to learn about this striking species. Description The black honey-buzzard is a dark grey-brown colour with pale silvery bars on the wings and tail. When perched, the wing and tail bars are clearly visible. In flight, the wing bars are notable and the wing shape is distinctive, with a narrow base and broad tips, and bulging outer primaries. Juvenile markings are unkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallow-tailed Kite
The swallow-tailed kite (''Elanoides forficatus'') is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus ''Elanoides''. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round. Taxonomy and systematics The swallow-tailed kite was first described as the "swallow-tail hawk" and "''accipiter cauda furcata''" (forked-tail hawk) by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in 1731. It was given the binomial scientific name ''Falco forficatus'' by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', published in 1758; he changed this to ''Falco furcatus'' in the 12th edition of 1766. The latter spelling was used widely during the 18th and 19th centuries, but the original spelling has precedence. The genus ''Elanoides'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1818. The name is from Ancient Greek for "kite" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elanoides
The swallow-tailed kite (''Elanoides forficatus'') is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus ''Elanoides''. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round. Taxonomy and systematics The swallow-tailed kite was first described as the "swallow-tail hawk" and "''accipiter cauda furcata''" (forked-tail hawk) by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in 1731. It was given the binomial scientific name ''Falco forficatus'' by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', published in 1758; he changed this to ''Falco furcatus'' in the 12th edition of 1766. The latter spelling was used widely during the 18th and 19th centuries, but the original spelling has precedence. The genus ''Elanoides'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1818. The name is from Ancient Greek for "kite" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henicopernis
''Henicopernis'' is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Species It contains the following species: Both species are endemic to New Guinea. Genetic research has found that they are closely related to the Australian endemic square-tailed kite (''Lophoictinia isura'') and black-breasted buzzard (''Hamirostra melanosternon''), all sharing a 3-base-pair deletion in the RAG-1 gene. The four species form a monophyletic clade sister to '' Aviceda'' within the subfamily Perninae The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged species. These are birds of warmer climates, although the ''Pernis'' species (European honey buzzard and crested honey buzzard) have a more extensive range. Several of .... It has been proposed that they could be united into a single genus, ''Hamirostra'' having precedence. (open access) References Bird genera * Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Accipitrifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-collared Kite
The white-collared kite (''Leptodon forbesi'') is an Endangered species of bird in tribe Pernini and subfamily Perninae of family Accipitridae, the diurnal raptors. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics Until the early 2000s the white-collared kite was considered an abberant plumage of the grey-headed kite (''L. cayanensis'') but morphological and other evidence strongly support its treatment as a full species.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved July 24, 2022 It is monotypic. The species' specific epithet commemorates the British zoologist William Alexander Forbes. Description The white-collared kite is about long and weighs . Adults usually have a grey head with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypaetinae
The Gypaetinae is one of two subfamilies of Old World vultures the other being the Aegypiinae. Some taxonomic authorities place the Gypaetinae within the Perninae hawks. They are presently found throughout much of Africa, Asia, and southern Europe, hence being considered "Old World" vultures, but as recently as the Late Pleistocene, they were also present in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car .... Species Extant genera Fossil genera References * * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1285640 Accipitridae Vultures Birds of prey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernis (bird)
'' Pernis '' is a genus of birds in the raptor subfamily Perninae. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''pernes'' περνης, a term used by Aristotle for a bird of prey. They breed in temperate and warmer climates of the Old World, and are specialist feeders on wasp larvae. The two temperate species, the European and crested honey buzzards, are migratory. They breed in woodland, and are often inconspicuous except when displaying. The members of this genus have plumage which mimics that of juvenile common buzzards or of '' Nisaetus'' hawk-eagles. It has been suggested that the similarity has arisen as a partial protection against predation by larger raptors such as goshawks, which may be wary about attacking what appears to be a better-protected species with stronger bill and talons than the honey buzzards actually possess. Shlomit Species It consists of four medium-sized, broad-winged species. Comparing sequences from a short subsection of the mitochondrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Kite
The Cuban kite (''Chondrohierax wilsonii'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. It is endemic to Cuba. This species is classified as critically endangered by BirdLife International and the IUCN. The current population is estimated 50 to 249 mature birds. In the last 40 years the species has only been observed a handful of times with the latest published sighting in 2010 in Alejandro de Humboldt National Park. The Clements Checklist considered it as subspecies of the hook-billed kite until its 2022 revision. A molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ... analysis using mitochondrial DNA suggests that it warrants species status having diverged from the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook-billed Kite
The hook-billed kite (''Chondrohierax uncinatus''), is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ..., including the Rio Grande Valley (Texas), Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Description It is a mid-sized, slender raptor with an invariably striped belly and banded tail but there is probably more individual variation in color and in size of bill than in any other species of diurnal raptor. Birds from beneath can look blackish or gray (especially males) and brown or brick-red (females) variously. This renders species identification at times ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrohierax
''Chondrohierax'' is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. Its two members, the hook-billed kite (''C. uncinatus'') and the Cuban kite (''C. wilsonii''), are often considered to be conspecific. The hook-billed kite is widespread in the warmer parts of the Americas, while the Cuban kite is a critically endangered Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...n endemic. See also * BirdLife Species Factsheet {{Taxonbar, from=Q2328372 Bird genera Taxa named by René Lesson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-headed Kite
The gray-headed kite (''Leptodon cayanensis'') is a raptor found in open woodland and swamp forests. It shares the genus ''Leptodon'' with the extremely rare white-collared kite. It breeds from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and northern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Description The gray-headed kite is 46–53 cm in length and weighs 410-605 g. The adult has a grey head, black upperparts, white underparts, and a black tail with two or three white bars. The bill is blue and the legs grey. The flight is a deliberate ''flap-flap-glide''. Immature birds have three colour morphs; the light phase is similar to the adult, but has a white head and neck, with a black crown and eyestripe, black bill and yellow legs, closely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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