ADW: Buteo: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey)
        
        Family Accipitridae (eagles, hawks, and kites)
        
        Subfamily Accipitrinae (hawks, eagles, buzzards, vultures, and relatives)
        
        Genus Buteo (buteonine hawks and buzzards)
        
        Species Buteo albicaudatus (white-tailed hawk)
        
        Species Buteo albigula (white-throated hawk)
        
        Species Buteo albonotatus (zone-tailed hawk)
        
        Species Buteo augur (Augur buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo auguralis (red-necked buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo brachypterus (Madagascan buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo brachyurus (short-tailed hawk)
        
        Species Buteo buteo (common buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo galapagoensis (Galapagos hawk)
        
        Species Buteo hemilasius (upland buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk)
        
        Species Buteo lagopus (rough-legged buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo leucorrhous (white-rumped hawk)
        
        Species Buteo lineatus (red-shouldered hawk)
        
        Species Buteo magnirostris (roadside hawk)
        
        Species Buteo oreophilus (mountain buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo platypterus (broad-winged hawk)
        
        Species Buteo poecilochrous (puna hawk)
        
        Species Buteo polyosoma (red-backed hawk)
        
        Species Buteo regalis (ferruginous hawk)
        
        Species Buteo ridgwayi (Ridgway's hawk)
        
        Species Buteo rufinus (long-legged buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo rufofuscus (jackal buzzard)
        
        Species Buteo solitarius (Hawaiian hawk)
        
        Species Buteo swainsoni (Swainson's hawk)
        
        Species Buteo ventralis (rufous-tailed hawk)

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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Buteobuteonine hawks and buzzards(Also: buteonine hawks)

Buteo
buteonine hawks and buzzards
(Also: buteonine hawks)