Polihierax

Polihierax semitorquatus, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Falconiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Passerea Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Cladus: Eufalconimorphae Ordo: Falconiformes

Familia: Falconidae
Subfamilia: Falconinae
Genus: Polihierax
Species: P. semitorquatus

Name

Polihierax Kaup, 1847

Typus

• Falco semitorquata A. Smith, 1836, = Polihierax semitorquatus

References

• Kaup, J.J. 1847. der Genera der Falconidae. (German) Isis von Oken 40: 39–80; 83–121; 161–212; 241–283; 325–386. BHL Reference page. : col. 47.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Dwergvalk
• English: Pygmy Falcon

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