Herpetotherinae Explained

Herpetotherinae is a subfamily of falconid birds of prey that includes eight species in two genera Herpetotheres (the laughing falcon) and Micrastur (forest falcons).[1] [2] [3] [4] Both genera are found in South America and the subfamily is basal to the other falconid subfamilies where they split off around 30.2 million years ago in the Oligocene epoch.[4] The two extant herpetotherine genera split around 20 million years ago in the Miocene epoch with the extinct genus Thegornis.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A classification of the bird species of South America . South American Classification Committee . American Ornithologists' Union . 2009-08-15. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801201409/http://www.aou.org/checklist/south.php . August 1, 2009 .
  2. Fuchs . J. . Johnson . J. A. . Mindell . D. P. . Rapid diversification of falcons (Aves: Falconidae) due to expansion of open habitats in the Late Miocene. . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 82 . 166–182 . 2015 . en . 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.08.010. 25256056 . 2015MolPE..82..166F .
  3. Wink . M. . Phylogeny of Falconidae and phylogeography of Peregrine Falcons. . Ornis Hungarica . 26 . 2 . 27–37 . 2018 . en . 10.1515/orhu-2018-0013. 91204703 . free .
  4. Book: Mindell . M. D.. Fuchs . J. . Johnson . J. A. . 2018 . 1 . Sarasola . J.. Grande . J. . Negro . J. . Birds of Prey: Biology and conservation in the XXI century . Springer, Chame . 3–32 . 978-3-319-73745-4 . 10.1007/978-3-319-73745-4_1.

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