†Pandanaris convexa Miller 1947 (cowbird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Synonym: Pandanaris floridana Brodkorb 1957

Full reference: A. H. Miller. 1947. A new genus of icterid from Rancho la Brea. The Condor 49(1):22-24

Belongs to Pandanaris according to J. A. Oswald and D. W. Steadman 2011

See also Brodkorb 1957, Miller 1947 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Pandanaris convexa: LACM K7278, a partial skull. Its type locality is Rancho La Brea, Pit A (LACMIP 88), which is in a Rancholabrean tar tar in California.
  • Pandanaris floridana: UF/PB 294, a partial skull (rostrum).

Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California, Florida)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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