Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Synonyms: Apterornis Selys-Longchamps 1848, Borbonibis Mourer-Chauviré and Moutou 1987
Parent taxon: Threskiornithidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Cowles 1994, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Bostrychia, Cercibis, Eudocimus, Geronticus, Lophotibis, Mesembrinibis, Milnea, Nipponia, Phimosus, Platalea, Plataleinae, Plegadis, Protibis, Pseudibis, Rhynchaeitinae, Thaumatibis, Threskiornithinae, Vadaravis, Xenicibis
Subtaxa: Threskiornis aethiopicus Threskiornis bernieri Threskiornis melanocephalus Threskiornis molucca Threskiornis solitarius Threskiornis spinicollis
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Madagascar (2), Reunion (3), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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