Liko Cave, bed V (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Crete, Greece (35.4° N, 24.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 24.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. D. M. Weesie. 1988. The Quaternary avifauna of Crete, Greece. Palaeovertebrata 18:1-94 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 192949: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.04.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Calidris canutus, Scolopax rusticola
Calidris canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian woodcock
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco tinnunculus, Falco eleonorae, Falco peregrinus
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel
Falco eleonorae Gené 1839 Eleonora's falcon
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba sp., Columba palumbus, Columba livia
Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove
C. livia/oenas
Columba palumbus Linnaeus 1758 common wood-pigeon
Columba livia Gmelin 1789 rock pigeon
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Athene cretensis
Athene cretensis Weesie 1982 true owl
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus sp.
Sturnus sp. Linnaeus 1756 starling
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Pyrrhocorax graculus, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Corvus sp., Corvus monedula
Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Linnaeus 1758 red-billed chough
Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae
cf. Erithacus rubecula, Monticola cf. solitarius
cf. Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758 European robin
Monticola cf. solitarius Linnaeus 1758 blue rock-thrush
 Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Coccothraustes coccothraustes, "Carduelis chloris" = Chloris chloris, Fringilla sp.
Coccothraustes coccothraustes Linnaeus 1758 hawfinch
"Carduelis chloris" = Chloris chloris Linnaeus 1758 European greenfinch
Fringilla sp. Linnaeus 1758 finch
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus "sp. 1", Turdus "sp. 2"
Turdus "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Turdus "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
 Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Apus cf. apus
Apus cf. apus Linnaeus 1758 common swift
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Aquila chrysaetos simurgh, Accipiter nisus, Accipiter gentilis, Buteo buteo, Aegypius monachus, Haliaeetus albicilla
Aquila chrysaetos simurgh Weesie 1988 golden eagle
Accipiter nisus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian sparrowhawk
Accipiter gentilis Linnaeus 1758 northern goshawk
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard
Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 cinereous vulture
Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 white-tailed eagle