Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Alternative combinations: Ajaia ajaja, Ajaja ajaja
Synonyms: Ajaja rosea Brisson 1760, Platea rosea Brisson 1760
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Platalea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Emslie 1995, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Marshall and Sempere 1991, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Woolfenden 1959
Sister taxa: Platalea alba, Platalea flavipes, Platalea leucorodia, Platalea minor, Platalea regia, Platalea subtenuis, Ajaja chione
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Peru (1), United States (2: California, Florida), Venezuela (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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