Aves - Charadriiformes - Burhinidae
Synonym: Oedicnemus Temminck 1815
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Burhinidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bickart 1981, Brodkorb 1959, Carroll 1988 and del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Esacus
Subtaxa: Burhinus bistriatus Burhinus capensis Burhinus grallarius Burhinus indicus Burhinus lucorum Burhinus nanus Burhinus oedicnemus Burhinus senegalensis Burhinus superciliaris Burhinus vermiculatus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Ecuador (1), Peru (1), South Africa (1), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), United States (1: New Mexico), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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