Himantopus himantopus Linnaeus 1758 (black-winged stilt)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae

Alternative combination: Charadrius himantopus

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

See also Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Himantopus brevipes, Himantopus mexicanus, Himantopus novaezelandiae

Distribution: found only at Shubayqa 1 midden (Quaternary of Jordan)

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