Harpagornis asimilis Haast, 1874, a synonym of Harpagornis moorei Haast, 1872 (Aves: Accipitridae)

1990/01/01 by Richard N. Holdaway, Holdaway, R. N.
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

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Abstract

The taxonomic status of Harpagomis assimilis Haast, 1874 (Aves: Accipitridae) is discussed in relation to the characters supposedly separating it from Harpagomis moorei Haast, 1872.Length measurements of the pooled sample of specimens from both nominal taxa had a size-independent variability similar to that in the living harpy eagle Harpia narpyja f whose bone lengths approach that of the smallest New Zealand material, and which is sexually size dimorphic.This suggests that Harpagomis assimilis was based on the smaller sex of a single, sexually size-dimorphic species.Harpagomis assimilis is therefore a junior synonym of H. moorei.

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