Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus 1758 (pied avocet)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae

Alternative combination: Recurvirostra avocetta

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 Recurvirostra according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Hay 1930 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Recurvirostra americana, Recurvirostra teruelensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Spinagallo Cave (Quaternary of Italy)

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