La Carolina (Pleistocene of Ecuador)
Where: Ecuador (0.2° S, 78.5° W: paleocoordinates 0.2° S, 78.5° W)
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: K. E. Campbell. 1976. The late Pleistocene avifauna of La Carolina, southwestern Ecuador. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:155-168 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 152599: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 26.11.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Bartramia longicauda, Numenius phaeopus, Limosa fedoa, "Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor, Phalaropus fulicarius, "Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus, "Steganopus sp." = Phalaropus, "Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Tringa solitaria, "Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca, Arenaria interpres, "Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus, "Ereunetes pusillus" = Calidris pusilla, "Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos, Calidris canutus, "Ereunetes mauri" = Calidris mauri
Bartramia longicauda Bechstein 1812 upland sandpiper
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
"Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot 1819 Wilson's phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope
"Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
"Steganopus sp." = Phalaropus Brisson 1760 phalarope
"Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes Gmelin 1789 lesser yellowlegs
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Tringa solitaria Wilson 1813 solitary sandpiper
"Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin 1789 greater yellowlegs
Arenaria interpres Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone
"Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus Bonaparte 1826 stilt sandpiper
"Ereunetes pusillus" = Calidris pusilla Linnaeus 1766 semipalmated sandpiper
"Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos Vieillot 1819 pectoral sandpiper
Calidris canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
"Ereunetes mauri" = Calidris mauri Cabanis 1857 western sandpiper | |
Charadrius vociferus, Charadrius semipalmatus, Oreopholus orcesi n. sp., Pluvialis squatarola, Pluvialis dominica
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 killdeer
Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte 1825 semipalmated plover
Oreopholus orcesi n. sp. Campbell 1976 lapwing
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Pluvialis dominica Mueller 1776 American golden plover | |
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Burhinus superciliaris von Tschudi 1843 Peruvian thick-knee | |
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Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz 1829 least seedsnipe | |
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Himantopus mexicanus Muller 1776 black-necked stilt | |
"Larus pipixcan" = Leucophaeus pipixcan, Larosterna inca
"Larus pipixcan" = Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler 1831 Franklin's gull
Larosterna inca Lesson and Garnot 1827 inca tern | |
Buteo hoffstetteri n. sp., Circus cinereus, Geranoaetus melanoleucus, "Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma
Buteo hoffstetteri n. sp. Campbell 1976 hawk
Circus cinereus Vieillot 1816 Cinereous harrier
Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 black-chested buzzard eagle
"Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy and Gaimard 1824 variable hawk | |
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Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 Aplomado falcon
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Polyborus plancus Miller 1777 southern caracara
Milvago sp. Spix 1824 caracara | |
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Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl | |
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 burrowing owl | |
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Aratinga sp. Spix 1824 parrot
Aratinga roosevelti Spillman 1942 parrot | |
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Zenaida auriculata Des Murs 1847 eared dove
Zenaida asiatica Linnaeus 1758 white-winged dove
Columbina cruziana Prévost 1832 croaking ground-dove | |
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Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 white-cheeked pintail
Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 Black-bellied whistling duck | |
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Nycticorax nycticorax Linnaeus 1758 black-crowned night heron | |
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Coragyps cf. atratus Bechstein 1793 black vulture
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture | |