†Tachycineta speleodytes Brodkorb 1957 (tree swallow)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1957. New passerine birds from the Pleistocene of Reddick, Florida. Journal of Paleontology 31(1):129-138
Belongs to Tachycineta according to P. Brodkorb 1957
Sister taxon: Tachycineta bicolor
Type specimen: UF/PB 1270, 1271, 1272, a set of limb elements (associated left humerus, ulna, and proximal radius)
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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