Calidris pugnax Linnaeus 1758 (ruff)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Alternative combinations: Philomachus pugnax, Tringa pugnax

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

See also Bedetti and Pavia 2013, Linnaeus 1758, Mannermaa 2002 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Calidris alba, Calidris alpina, Calidris binagadensis, Calidris canutus, Calidris falcinellus, Calidris ferruginea, Calidris fuscicollis, Calidris himantopus, Calidris mauri, Calidris melanotos, Calidris minuta, Calidris minutilla, Calidris pacis, Calidris pusilla, Calidris temminckii, Micropalama chapmani, Micropalama hesterna, Ereunetes rayi, Erolia penepusilla

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Finland (1), Italy (2), Jordan (1), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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