Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian spoonbill)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Platalea according to M. Pavia et al. 2018
See also Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Linnaeus 1758 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Platalea ajaja, Platalea alba, Platalea flavipes, Platalea minor, Platalea regia, Platalea subtenuis, Ajaja chione
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (6 collections), Italy (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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