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Gypaetinae

Subfamily of birds

Summary

Subfamily of birds

The Gypaetinae is one of two subfamilies of Old World vultures the other being the Aegypiinae. Some taxonomic authorities place the Gypaetinae within the Perninae hawks. They are presently found throughout much of Africa, Asia, and southern Europe, hence being considered "Old World" vultures, but as recently as the Late Pleistocene, they were also present in North America.

A 2005 study found Eutriorchis astur to be closely related.

Species

Extant genera

Subfamily	Genus	Common and binomial names	Image	Range
Gypaetinae	Gypaetus Storr, 1784	Bearded vulture
Gypaetus barbatus	[[File:Bearded Vulture with bone - Catalan Pyrenees - Spain.jpg	175px]]	High mountains in southern Europe, the Caucasus, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Tibet
Gypaetus georgii		last=Sánchez-Marco	first=Antonio	year=2022	title=Two new Gypaetinae (Accipitridae, Aves) from the late Miocene of Spain	journal=Historical Biology	volume=34	issue=8	pages=1534–1543	doi=10.1080/08912963.2022.2053117	bibcode=2022HBio...34.1534S	url=https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/artpub/2022/264387/hisbio_a2022v34n8p1534.pdf }}
Gypohierax Rüppell, 1836	Palm-nut vulture
Gypohierax angolensis	[[File:Palm-nut Vulture - Murchison Falls NP - Uganda 06 5600 (15280673919).jpg	175px]]	Forest and savannah across sub-Saharan Africa
Neophron Savigny, 1809	Egyptian vulture
Neophron percnopterus	[[File:Egyptian vulture.jpg	175px]]	Southwestern Europe and northern Africa to India
Neophron lolis		Fossil record from the late Miocene, Spain

Fossil genera

Genera known only from fossils include:

Subfamily	Genus	Common and binomial names	Image	Range
Gypaetinae	†Anchigyps	†Anchigyps voorhiesi		Late Miocene to early Pliocene of North America
†Arikarornis	†Arikarornis macdonaldi		Early Miocene of North America
†Mioneophron	†Mioneophron longirostris		Late Miocene of China
†Neophrontops	†Neophrontops americanus	[[File:Neophrontops americanus fossil cropped.jpg	frameless	137x137px]]	Miocene to Late Pleistocene of North America
†Neophrontops dakotensis
†Neophrontops slaughteri
†Neophrontops vallecitoensis
†Neophrontops vetustus
†Neogyps	†Neogyps errans	[[File:Neogyps_errans.jpg	center	frameless	147x147px]]	Late Pleistocene of North America
†Palaeoborus	†Palaeoborus howardae		Miocene of North America
†Palaeoborus rosatus
†Palaeoborus umbrosus

References

Other sources

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References

(2016-10-01). "A new Old World vulture from the late Miocene of China sheds light on Neogene shifts in the past diversity and distribution of the Gypaetinae". The Auk.
Sánchez-Marco, Antonio. (2022). "Two new Gypaetinae (Accipitridae, Aves) from the late Miocene of Spain". Historical Biology.

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