Phoenicopterus copei Shufeldt 1891 (flamingo)

Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae

Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821

Belongs to Phoenicopterus according to P. Brodkorb and A. R. Phillips 1973

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Howard 1955, Lambrecht 1933, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus croizeti, Phoenicopterus floridanus, Phoenicopterus minutus, Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus stocki

Type specimen: Its type locality is Silver Lake, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Oregon

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (5: California, Florida, Oregon)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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