Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bickart 1990, Hay 1930, Howard 1972, Lambrecht 1933, Louchart et al. 2008, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Tambussi et al. 2023, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconiinae, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Grallavis, Leptoptilini, Leptoptilos, Mycteria, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus
Subtaxa: Ciconia abdimii Ciconia boyciana Ciconia ciconia Ciconia episcopus Ciconia gaudryi Ciconia kahli Ciconia louisebolesae Ciconia lydekkeri Ciconia maguari Ciconia maltha Ciconia microscelis Ciconia nana Ciconia nigra Ciconia sarmatica Ciconia stehlini Ciconia stormi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Cuba (1), France (2), Italy (1), Mexico (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (22: California, Florida, Idaho, South Carolina, Texas)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Greece (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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