Henicopernis
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Henicopernis
G.R. Gray, 1859
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Henicopernis is a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It contains the following species:[1]
- Black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
- Long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)
Both species are endemic to New Guinea. Genetic research has found that they are closely related to the Australian endemic square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia isura) and black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon), all sharing a 3-base-pair deletion in the RAG-1 gene. The four species form a monophyletic clade sister to Aviceda within the subfamily Perninae. It has been proposed that they could be united into a single genus, Hamirostra having precedence.[2]
References
External links
Henicopernis at the Encyclopedia of Life
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