Sagittariidae
Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Sagittariidae is a family of raptor with one living species—the secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) native to Africa—and a few fossil taxa.<ref name=fossilworks/><ref name=Namibiavis/><ref name="Sahney and Benton 2017"/>
This single extant species has affected the fossil record of the group by ‘pulling’ the temporal range of the family to the present, an artifact called the Pull of the recent.<ref name="Sahney and Benton 2017">Template:Cite journal</ref>Template:Relevant
German naturalists Otto Finsch and Gustav Hartlaub established the taxon name as a subfamily—Sagittariinae—in 1870. Although their term postdated Gypogeranidae of Vigors (1825) and Serpentariidae of Selys Longchamps (1842), the genus name Sagittarius (described in 1783) had priority over Gypogeranus Illiger, 1811 and Serpentarius Cuvier, 1798.
Genera
There are at least four genera:<ref name=fossilworks/><ref name=Namibiavis/>
- †Amanuensis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003<ref name=Namibiavis/>
- †Amphiserpentarius Gaillard, 1908
- †Pelargopappus Stejneger, 1885
- Sagittarius Hermann,1783
The genus Pelargopappus is known from Miocene deposits in France. The genus Amanuensis is known from Miocene deposits in Africa.<ref name=Namibiavis>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>