Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Latham 1790 (black-necked stork)
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Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Alternative combination: Mycteria asiatica
Belongs to Ephippiorhynchus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Weesie 1982 and Worthy and Yates 2018
Sister taxa: Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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