''Palaeohierax'' is an
extinct genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Accipitridae
The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-s ...
birds from the late
Oligocene. One species has been described,
Palaeohierax gervaisii.
References
Accipitridae
Fossil taxa described in 1863
Oligocene birds
Prehistoric bird genera
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