Aves - Pterocliformes - Pteroclidae
Alternative combination: Tetrao orientalis
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Pterocles according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bedetti and Pavia 2013 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Pterocles alchata, Pterocles bicinctus, Pterocles burchelli, Pterocles coronatus, Pterocles decoratus, Pterocles exustus, Pterocles gutturalis, Pterocles indicus, Pterocles larvatus, Pterocles lichtensteinii, Pterocles namaqua, Pterocles personatus, Pterocles quadricinctus, Pterocles senegallus, Pterocles sepultus, Pterocles validus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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