Buteogallus fragilis

Buteogallus fragilis, sometimes called the fragile eagle,^[2] is an extinct species of bird of prey that lived in North America during the Late Pleistocene. Remains representing at least 83 individuals have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits in California;^[3] the species has also been reported from Shelter Cave in New Mexico.^[4] It is similar in proportions to the common black hawk.^[5]

Buteogallus fragilis Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Skeleton from the La Brea Tar Pits
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Buteogallus
Species:	†B. fragilis
Binomial name
†Buteogallus fragilis Miller, 1911[1]
Synonyms
Urubitinga fragilis

References

1. Miller, L.H. (1911). "A series of eagle tarsi from the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea". University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology. 6: 305–316.
2. Santos, S.M.; Prothero, D.R.; Marriott, Katherine (2022). "Stasis in the Extinct La Brea Fragile Eagle (Buteogallus fragilis) in Response to Climate Change". Fossil Record. 8 (90).
3. Howard, Hildegarde (1962-12-14). "A comparison of avian assemblages from individual pits at Rancho La Brea, California". Contributions in Science. 58: 1––24. doi:10.5962/p.241053.
4. Howard, Hildegarde; Miller, Alden H. (1 January 1933). "Bird Remains from Cave Deposits in New Mexico". The Condor. 35 (1): 15–18. doi:10.2307/1363460. JSTOR 1363460.
5. Suárez, W.; Olson, S.L. (2007). "The Cuban fossil eagle Aquila borrasi Arredondo: A scaled-up version of the Great Black-Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga (Gmelin)". Journal of Raptor Research. 41 (4): 288–298. doi:10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[288:TCFEAB]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 55380044.

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