Aves - Charadriiformes - Burhinidae
Alternative combination: Burhinus bistriatus nanus
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1959. Pleistocene birds from New Providence Island, Bahamas. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 4(11):349-371
Belongs to Burhinus according to J. A. Oswald and D. W. Steadman 2018
See also Brodkorb 1959 and Olson and Hilgartner 1982
Sister taxa: Burhinus bistriatus, Burhinus capensis, Burhinus grallarius, Burhinus indicus, Burhinus lucorum, Burhinus oedicnemus, Burhinus senegalensis, Burhinus superciliaris, Burhinus vermiculatus
Type specimen: UF 3154, a set of postcrania (left coracoid). Its type locality is Banana Hole (UF collection), which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene sinkhole limestone in the Bahamas.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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