Subfamily of birds
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.[1]
A 2005 study found Eutriorchis astur to be closely related.[2]
Species
Extant genera
Fossil genera
Genera known only from fossils include:[1]
References
- ^ a b Li, Zhiheng; Clarke, Julia A.; Zhou, Zhonghe; Deng, Tao (2016-10-01). "A new Old World vulture from the late Miocene of China sheds light on Neogene shifts in the past diversity and distribution of the Gypaetinae". The Auk. 133 (4): 615–625. doi:10.1642/AUK-15-240.1. ISSN 1938-4254.
- ^ a b c Sánchez-Marco, Antonio (2022). "Two new Gypaetinae (Accipitridae, Aves) from the late Miocene of Spain" (PDF). Historical Biology. 34 (8): 1534–1543. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2053117.
Other sources
- Ferguson-Lees, James; Christie, David A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Illustrated by Kim Franklin, David Mead, and Philip Burton. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-618-12762-7. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim (1999). Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Illustrated by Clive Byers et al. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-04910-6. OCLC 43578307.
- Lerner, Heather R. L.; Mindell, David P. (November 2005). "Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures, and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (2): 327–346. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.010. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 15925523. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
