Circus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Accipitriformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Accipitriformes

Familia: Accipitridae
Subfamilia: Circinae
Genus: Circus
Species: C. aeruginosus – C. approximans – C. assimilis – C. buffoni – C. cinereus – C. cyaneus – C. hudsonius – C. macrosceles – C. macrourus – C. maillardi – C. maurus – C. melanoleucos – C. pygargus – C. ranivorus – C. spilonotus – C. spilothorax

Species extincta: †C. eylesi

Name

Circus Lacépède, 1799

Typus

Falco aeruginosus Linnaeus, 1758, = Circus aeruginosus

References

Primary references

Lacepède, B.G.E. 1799. Discours d'ouverture et de clôture du cours d'histoire naturelle. Donné dans le Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, l'an VII de la République, et Tableaux methodiques des mammifères et des oiseaux. Paris. MDZ. Discours pp. 1–55. Mammifères pp. 1–18. Oiseaux pp. 1–20. Reference page. : 4

Links

Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors – IOC World Bird List v12.1

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Belibağlı
башҡортса: Көйгәнәктәр
беларуская: Луні
български: Блатари
Deutsch: Weihen
English: Harriers
Esperanto: Cirkuoj
suomi: Suohaukat
日本語: チュウヒ属
한국어: 개구리매아과
latviešu: Liju apakšdzimta
македонски: Еи
русский: Луни
svenska: Kärrhökar
தமிழ்: பூனைப் பருந்துகள்
中文: 鹞属

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