Milvago
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Milvago is a genus of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
Species
Milvago contains two extant species: Template:Species table
They are native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, with M. chimachima just reaching to the Isthmus of Panama and into Costa Rica, though recently having expanded its range into the northern part of the country. Prehistorically the genus extended much further north into Cuba and Hispaniola.
- Fossil species
- †Milvago brodkorbi (Late Pleistocene of Peru)
- †Milvago alexandri (Late Pleistocene of Hispaniola, West Indies)
- †Milvago carbo, Cuban caracara (Holocene of Cuba, West Indies)
- †Milvago diazfrancoi (Late Pleistocene of Cuba)[1]
A paleosubspecies of the yellow-headed caracara from Florida is also known.
References
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