Otis Linnaeus 1758 (bird)

Aves - Otidiformes - Otididae

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: Otididae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: Afrotis, Ardeotis, Chlamydotis, Heterotetrax, Miootis, Neotis, Tetrax

Subtaxa: Otis affinis Otis agilis Otis bessarabensis Otis lambrechti Otis paratetrax Otis tarda

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections), Hungary (2), Italy (2), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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