Leucocarbo Bonaparte 1857 (cormorant)
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Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Parent taxon: Phalacrocoracidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
See also Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Borvocarbo, Gulosus, Leucocarboninae, Limicorallus, Microcarbo, Miocorax, Nambashag, Nannopterum, Nectornis, Oligocorax, Paracorax, Phalacrocoracinae, Phalacrocorax, Piscator, Poikilocarbo, Urile, Valenticarbo
Subtaxa: Leucocarbo atriceps Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Leucocarbo campbelli Leucocarbo chalconotus Leucocarbo colensoi Leucocarbo magellanicus Leucocarbo onslowi Leucocarbo ranfurlyi Leucocarbo verrucosus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ruby Gully (Quaternary of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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