Perninae

Perninae
Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Perninae
Blyth, 1851

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.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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The cladogram of the Perninae shown below is based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024.[3]

Perninae

Eutriorchis – Madagascar serpent eagle (placement uncertain)

Chondrohierax – kites (2 species)

Leptodon – kites (2 species)

Aviceda – bazas and cuckoo-hawks (5 species)

Pernis – honey buzzards (4 species)

Elanoides – swallow-tailed kite

Hamirostra – black-breasted buzzard

Lophoictinia – square-tailed kite

Henicopernis – honey buzzards (2 species)

Genera

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Image Genus Living species
Eutriorchis Sharpe, 1875
Chondrohierax Lesson, 1843
Leptodon Sundevall, 1836
Aviceda Swainson, 1836
Pernis Cuvier, 1816
Elanoides Vieillot, 1818
  • Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
    • E. f. forficatus (Linn. 1758)
    • E. f. yetapa(Vieillot, 1818)
Hamirostra Brown, 1846
Lophoictinia Kaup, 1847
Henicopernis (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)

References

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  1. ^ Griffiths, C.S.; Barrowclough, G.F.; Groth, J.G.; Mertz, L.A. (2007). "Phylogeny, diversity, and classification of the Accipitridae based on DNA sequences of the RAG-1 exon". Journal of Avian Biology. 38 (5): 587–602. doi:10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03971.x.
  2. ^ Lerner, Heather R. L.; Mindell, David P. (2005). "Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures, and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (2): 327–346. Bibcode:2005MolPE..37..327L. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.010. PMID 15925523.
  3. ^ Catanach, T.A.; Halley, M.R.; Pirro, S. (2024). "Enigmas no longer: using ultraconserved elements to place several unusual hawk taxa and address the non-monophyly of the genus Accipiter (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society: blae028. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blae028.
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