Amplibuteo woodwardi Miller, 1911
Woodward's giant buzzard, Woodward 'eagle'
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Morphnus woodwardi Miller, 1911
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution & Habitat
Cuba & California and Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Miller, L. H. (1911). A series of eagle tarsi from the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bull. Depart. Geol. 6: 305-316.
Other references:
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