Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Falconimorphae
()
- Seebohm, 1890
- Order:
Falconiformes
()
- Sharpe, 1874
- Suborder:
Accipitres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Infraorder:
Falconides
()
- Sharpe, 1874
- Parvorder:
Accipitrida
()
- Superfamily:
Accipitroidea
()
- Vieillot, 1816
- Family:
Accipitridae
()
- Vieillot, 1816
- Subfamily:
Accipitrinae
()
- Genus:
Melierax
()
- Gray, GR 1840
- Specific name:
mechowi
- Scientific name: - Melierax mechowi
- Specific name:
mechowi
- Genus:
Melierax
(
- Subfamily:
Accipitrinae
(
- Family:
Accipitridae
(
- Superfamily:
Accipitroidea
(
- Parvorder:
Accipitrida
(
- Infraorder:
Falconides
(
- Suborder:
Accipitres
(
- Order:
Falconiformes
(
- Superorder:
Falconimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Melierax
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. canorus (Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk) · M. canorus canorus (Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk) · M. gabar (Gabar Goshawk) · M. gabar gabar (Gabar Goshawk) · M. metabates (Dark Chanting Goshawk) · M. metabates metabates (Dark Chanting Goshawk) · M. poliopterus (Eastern Chanting Goshawk)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A synopsis of the Accipitres (diurnal birds of prey): comprising species and subspecies described up to 1920, with their characters and distribution / London: Wheldon & Wesley, 1922. url , .
- A synoptical list of the Accipitres (diurnal birds of prey) Comprising species and subspecies, described up to 1919, with their characters and distribution, by H. Kirke Swann. London, J. Wheldon, 1920. url p. 19.
- Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.] url p. 346.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 75 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 154.
- The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. London: Academic Press [etc.], 1865-1968. url p. 437.
- The Journal of the South African Ornithologists' Union. Pretoria. url p. 70.
- The birds of South Africa, London, R. H. Porter, 1900-1906. url .
- The birds of South Africa, by Arthur C. Stark. .. London: R. H. Porter, 1900-1906. url p. 363, p. 363.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 276463
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3976813
