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Karyotype data
indicate the
accipitrids analysed are
indeed a
distinct monophyletic group. In the past the
accipitrids have been
variously divided into...
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common ancestor of the
secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) and the
accipitrid species. The
phylogeny of
Accipitriformes is
complex and
difficult to...
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things further, some
authors use "hawk"
generally for any
small to
medium Accipitrid that is not an eagle. The
common names of some
birds include the term...
- Africa. It is the
largest and
least populous of the five
species of true
accipitrid to
occur as a
breeding species in both the
Palearctic and the Nearctic...
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especially rodents such as voles. It
typically hunts from a perch. Like most
accipitrid birds of prey, it
builds a nest,
typically in
trees in this species, and...
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Middle East. Verreaux's
eagle is one of the most
specialized species of
accipitrid in the world, with its
distribution and life
history revolving around...
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Garganoaetus is an
extinct genus of
buteonin accipitrid bird of prey from the
early Pliocene in Italy. G.
freudenthali was
comparable in size to a golden...
- that
dromaeosaurs killed their prey in a
manner very
similar to
extant accipitrid birds of prey: by
leaping onto
their quarry,
pinning it
under their body...
- the species, as
opposed to
nestlings or
captive specimens.
Unlike most
accipitrids,
males can
broadly overlap in size with the females,
although not uncommonly...
- Eurasia. Like all eagles, it is a
member of the
family Accipitridae (or
accipitrids)
which also
includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and...
