Xenicibis xympithecus Olson and Steadman 1977 (ibis)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae

Full reference: S. L. Olson and D. W. Steadman. 1977. A new genus of flightless ibis (Threskiornithidae) and other fossil birds from cave deposits in Jamaica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90:447-457

Belongs to Xenicibis according to S. L. Olson and D. W. Steadman 1977

See also Olson 1981

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 11006, a set of limb elements (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Long Mile Cave, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Jamaica.

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Long Mile Cave

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