Pica Brisson 1760 (perching bird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Corvidae

Parent taxon: Corvidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Mlikovsky 2002, Parmalee 1992, Segui 2001, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxa: Aphelocoma, Corvinae, Corvus, Cyanocitta, Cyanopica, Garrulinae, Garrulus, Gymnorhinus, Miocitta, Miocorvus, Nucifraga, Palaeocorax, Perisoreus, Protocitta, Pyrrhocorax

Subtaxa: Pica hudsonia Pica mourerae Pica nuttalli Pica pica

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Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (5 collections), Monaco (1), Portugal (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (15: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Wyoming)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Spain (1)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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