Histrionicus histrionicus Linnaeus 1758 (harlequin duck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas histrionicus

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 Histrionicus according to J. Watanabe et al. 2020

See also Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1930, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Pavia and Bedetti 2013 and Wetmore 1940

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: 1

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Japan (3), United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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