A remarkable new species of small falcon from the Quaternary of Cuba (Aves : Falconidae : Falco)

Suárez, William; Olson, Storrs L.

dc.contributor.author	Suárez, William	en
dc.contributor.author	Olson, Storrs L.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2008-11-24T20:52:19Z
dc.date.available	2008-11-24T20:52:19Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.citation	Suárez, William and Olson, Storrs L. 2001. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6549">A remarkable new species of small falcon from the Quaternary of Cuba (Aves : Falconidae : Falco)</a>." <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</em>. 114 (1):34–41.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0006-324X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/6549
dc.description.abstract	An enigmatic small falcon, Falco kurochkini, new species, is described from postcranial bones from several Quaternary sites in western and central Cuba. It was approximately intermediate in size between F. sparverius and F. columbarius but had proportionately longer and more slender leg elements than any living species of Falco. It is hypothesized that F. kurochkini may have been terrestrial, pursuing prey on foot, and that its extinction could have been related to terrestrial nesting habits as well.	en
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dc.title	A remarkable new species of small falcon from the Quaternary of Cuba (Aves : Falconidae : Falco)	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	75161
rft.jtitle	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
rft.volume	114
rft.issue	1
rft.spage	34
rft.epage	41
dc.description.SIUnit	NMNH	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NH-Vertebrate Zoology	en
dc.citation.spage	34
dc.citation.epage	41