An extra division, or category, in the classification of birds. It is below a family and above a tribe (or genus). Most end in -inae[1].
Examples[]
Accipitridae:[]
Elaninae
Gypaetinae
Gypinae
Circaetinae
Harpiinae
Aquilinae
Harpaginae
Buteoninae
Accipitrinae
Trochilidae:[]
Phaethornithinae
Florisuginae
Trochilinae
References[]
- ^ Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0394466519.
See also[]
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