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Macheiramphus alcinus  Bonaparte, 1850
Taxonomic Serial No.: 824088

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Macheiramphus alcinus Westerman, 1851
  
  Common Name(s): Bat Hawk [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderAccipitriformes  – éperviers, Hawks  
                            FamilyAccipitridae Vigors, 1824 – Eagles, Hawks, Kites, aigles, buses, éperviers  
                               GenusMacheiramphus Bonaparte, 1850  
                                  SpeciesMacheiramphus alcinus Bonaparte, 1850 – Bat Hawk  
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                                     Subspecies Macheiramphus alcinus alcinus Bonaparte, 1850  
                                     Subspecies Macheiramphus alcinus anderssoni (Gurney, 1866)  
                                     Subspecies Macheiramphus alcinus papuanus Mayr, 1940  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9, website (version 2.9)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Master list and sub-lists are maintained at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/names.html, and 'virtually replace' Gill & Wright 2006 (Birds of the World, Recommended English Names)   
  Reference for: Macheiramphus alcinus, Bat Hawk [English]   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.25, website (version 25-Feb-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Macheiramphus alcinus   
       
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  Comment: See dicussion on authorship of Macheiramphus on Zoonomen website (2011). The same authorhsip issue apparently applies to the species name, M. alcinus  
 

 

    

 
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