Reptilia - Falconiformes - Accipitridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 94492
Synonym: Astur de Lacépède 1799 (taxon 368054)
Parent taxon: Accipitridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Accipitrinae, Aegypiinae, Amplibuteo, Apatosagittarius, Aquila, Aquilavus, Aquilinae, Aviceda, Butastur, Buteo, Buteogallus, Buteoninae, Calohierax, Circinae, Circus, Elanoides, Elanus, Geranoaetus, Gypaetinae, Gypaetus, Gypohierax, Gyps, Haliaeetus, Haliastur, Harpia, Hieraaetus, Ictinaetus, Ictinia, Macheiramphus, Melierax, Milvinae, Milvoides, Milvus, Miohierax, Necrastur, Necrosyrtes, Neogyps, Neophron, Neophrontops, Palaeastur, Palaeolestes, Palaetus, Parabuteo, Pernis, Proictinia, Rupornis, Spizaetus, Stephanoaetus, Titanohierax, Trigonoceps, Uroaetus, Urubitinga, Vulturidarum
Subtaxa: Accipiter cooperii, Accipiter efficax, Accipiter fasciatus, Accipiter gentilis, Accipiter haplochrous, Accipiter madagascariensis, Accipiter nisus, Accipiter novaehollandiae, Accipiter quartus, Accipiter rufitorques, Accipiter striatus, Accipiter tachiro, Accipiter trivirgatus
Ecology: volant carnivore