†Emberiza alcoveri Rando et al. 1999 (old world bunting)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Emberizidae
Full reference: J. C. Rando, M. López, and B. Seguí. 1999. A new species of extinct flightless passerine (Emberizidae: Emberiza) from the Canary Islands. The Condor 101:1-13
Belongs to Emberiza according to J. C. Rando et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Emberiza calandra, Emberiza citrinella, Emberiza schoeniclus
Type specimen: DZUL CV01-08, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Galería de los Pájaros, Cueva del Viento, Tenerife, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene cave siliciclastic in Spain.
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution: found only at Galería de los Pájaros, Cueva del Viento, Tenerife
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