Upupa Linnaeus 1758 (hoopoe)

Aves - Bucerotiformes - Upupidae

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

Parent taxon: Upupidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Burney et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mlikovsky 2002 and Olson 1975

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Upupa antaios Upupa epops Upupa marginata

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (2 collections), Madagascar (2), Saint Helena (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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