Platyspiza Ridgway 1897 (perching bird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Thraupidae

Parent taxon: Thraupidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Camarhynchus, Certhidea, Coereba, Geospiza, Loxigilla, Melanodera, Melopyrrha, Sicalis, Tiaris, Volatinia

Subtaxa: Platyspiza crassirostris

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Barn Owl Cave (Quaternary of Ecuador)

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