Colius Brisson 1760 (mousebird)
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Aves - Coliiformes - Coliidae
Parent taxon: Coliidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2004, Mlikovsky 2002 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: Celericolius, Chascacocolius, Limnatornis, Masillacolius, Oligocolius, Primocolius, Selmes, Urocolius
Subtaxa: Colius castanotus Colius colius Colius leucocephalus Colius striatus
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)
• Pliocene of South Africa (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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