Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959 (bobwhite)

Aves - Galliformes - Odontophoridae

Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1959. The Pleistocene avifauna of Arredondo, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 4(9):269-291

Belongs to Colinus according to P. Brodkorb 1959

Sister taxa: Colinus cristatus, Colinus eatoni, Colinus hibbardi, Colinus virginianus

Type specimen: UF/PB 1291, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Arredondo IA, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)

• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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