Herpetotherinae | |
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Cryptic forest falcon, Micrastur mintoni | |
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Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes |
Family: | Falconidae |
Subfamily: | Herpetotherinae Lesson, 1843 |
Genera | |
Herpetotherinae is a subfamily of falconid birds of prey that includes eight species in two genera Herpetotheres (the laughing falcon) and Micrastur (forest falcons).[1][2][3][4] Both genera are found in South America and the subfamily is basal to the other falconid subfamilies where they split off around 30.2 million years ago in the Oligocene epoch.[4] The two extant herpetotherine genera split around 20 million years ago in the Miocene epoch with the extinct genus Thegornis.[2]
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