Hieraves

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Hieraves
Temporal range:
Ma[1]
Possible Late Cretaceous origin based on molecular clock[1]
Barn owl,
Tyto alba
Common buzzard,
Buteo buteo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Telluraves
Clade: Hieraves
Wu et al., 2024
Clades

Hieraves is a clade of telluravian birds named by Wu et al. (2024) that includes the orders Strigiformes (owls), Cathartiformes (New World vultures), and Accipitriformes (hawks and their relatives).[1] In the past, either owls, New World vultures, and hawks were found to be basal outgroups with respect to Coraciimorphae inside Afroaves,[2][3] or Accipitriformes and Cathartiformes were recovered as a basal clade in respect to the rest of the members of Telluraves.[4] Houde and Braun (2019) found support for Hieraves (then unnamed), but they were found to be the sister group to Coraciimorphae and Australaves.[5] The analysis of Wu et al. (2024) has found Hieraves to be the sister clade to Australaves.[1]

References

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    PMC 10895254
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  2. S2CID 85599747
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  3. PMID 25504713. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  4. S2CID 205246158
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  5. ISSN 1424-2818
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