Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1937. Ancient records of birds from the island of St. Croix with observations on extinct and living birds of Puerto Rico. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 21:5-16
Belongs to Ara according to S. L. Olson and E. J. Maíz López 2008
See also Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1937
Sister taxa: Ara guadeloupensis, Ara macao, Ara militaris, Ara tricolor
Type specimen: USNM 343033, a limb element (left tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Concordia midden, which is in a Holocene terrestrial siliciclastic in Virgin Islands.
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Puerto Rico (1 collection), Virgin Islands (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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