Harpaginae
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Harpaginae is a subfamily of the bird of prey family Accipitridae. The species are found in Central and South America.
The subfamily was introduced (as Harpageae) by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854 with Harpagus Vigors, 1824 as the type genus.
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