Coracias Linnaeus 1758 (roller)

Aves - Coraciiformes - Coraciidae

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

See also Clarke et al. 2009, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxon: Eurystomus

Subtaxa: Coracias caudatus Coracias garrulus

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Spain (1), Yemen (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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