Polyborinae

Polyborinae

Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Falconidae
Subfamily:	Polyborinae Lafresnaye, 1839
Genera
Caracara Daptrius Herpetotheres Ibycter Micrastur Milvago Phalcoboenus

Polyborinae is a subfamily of the falcon family, Falconidae. It contains the caracaras, forest falcons, and Laughing Falcon. All species in this subfamily are native to the Americas.^[1] The composition of Falconidae is disputed, and Polyborninae is not featured in the American Ornithologists' Union checklists for North and South American birds. The Check-list of North American Birds considers the Laughing Falcon a true falcon (subfamily Falconinae) and replaces Polyborinae with Caracarinae and Micrasturinae.^[2] On the other hand, the Check-list of South American Birds classifies all caracaras as true falcons and puts the Laughing Falcon and forest falcons into the subfamily Herpetotherinae.^[3]

Genera

Genus Caracara (Merrem, 1826)

C. cheriway Jacquin, 1784 – Northern Crested Caracara
C. plancus (Miller, 1777) – Southern Crested Caracara
C. lutosa (Ridgway, 1876) – Guadalupe Caracara (Extinct, 1903)

Genus Daptrius Vieillot, 1816

D. ater Vieillot, 1816 – Black Caracara^[4]

Genus Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817

H. cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758) – Laughing Falcon^[5]

Genus Ibycter Vieillot, 1816

I. americanus (Boddaert, 1783) – Red-throated Caracara^[6]

Genus Micrastur G.R.Gray, 1841

M. ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817) – Barred Forest Falcon
M. plumbeus Sclater, 1918 – Plumbeous Forest Falcon
M. gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817) – Lined Forest Falcon
M. mintoni Whittaker, 2003 – Cryptic Forest Falcon
M. mirandollei (Schlegel, 1862) – Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
M. semitorquatus (Vieillot, 1817) – Collared Forest Falcon
M. buckleyi Swann, 1919 – Buckley's Forest Falcon^[7]

Genus Milvago Spix, 1824

M. chimachima (Vieillot, 1816) – Yellow-headed Caracara
M. chimango (Vieillot, 1816) – Chimango Caracara^[8]

Genus Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834

P. albogularis Gould, 1837 – White-throated Caracara
P. australis (Gmelin, 1788) – Striated Caracara
P. carunculatus Des Murs, 1853 – Carunculated Caracara
P. megalopterus (Meyen, 1834) – Mountain Caracara^[9]

References

^ Myers, P. R.; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond; T. A. Dewey. "Subfamily Polyborinae (caracaras and forest falcons)". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Polyborinae.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
^ "Check-list of North American Birds". North American Classification Committee. American Ornithologists' Union. http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/full.php#Falconiformes. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
^ "A classification of the bird species of South America". South American Classification Committee. American Ornithologists' Union. http://www.aou.org/checklist/south.php. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
^ "Daptrius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175658. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Herpetotheres". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175669. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Ibycter". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668594. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Micrastur". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175671. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Milvago". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175666. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ "Phalcoboenus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175661. Retrieved 29 September 2010.