鷺鷹科鷹形目的一個科,只有一個現存物種——原產於非洲的鷺鷹。還有另外兩個已滅絕的屬Pelargopappus(中新世法國)、Amanuensis(中新世非洲)。該科由奧托·芬奇古斯塔夫·哈特勞布命名於1870年,作為一個亞科Sagittariinae。[3][4]

蛇鷲
Sagittarius serpentarius
科學分類 編輯
界: 動物界 Animalia
門: 脊索動物門 Chordata
綱: 鳥綱 Aves
目: 鷹形目 Accipitriformes
科: 蛇鷲科 Sagittariidae
Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870[1][2]


參考資料

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  4. ^ Cécile Mourer-Chauviré. Birds (Aves) from the Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift (Namibia). Preliminary study with description of two new genera: Amanuensis (Accipitriformes, Sagittariidae) and Namibiavis (Gruiformes, Idiornithidae). Martin Pickford; Brigitte Senut (編). Geology and palaeobiology of the Central and Southern Namib. Vol. 2: Paleontology of the Orange River Valley. Geological Survey of Namibia, Memoir 19. 2003: 103–113.