Aves - Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae
Parent taxon: Pteroclidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Gaillard 1908, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1985 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Linxiavis, Syrrhaptes
Subtaxa: Pterocles alchata Pterocles bicinctus Pterocles burchelli Pterocles coronatus Pterocles decoratus Pterocles exustus Pterocles gutturalis Pterocles indicus Pterocles larvatus Pterocles lichtensteinii Pterocles namaqua Pterocles orientalis Pterocles personatus Pterocles quadricinctus Pterocles senegallus Pterocles sepultus Pterocles validus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections), Italy (3), Madagascar (2)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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