Kingdom Animalia Family Icteridae Rank Genus | Class Aves Phylum Chordata Order Passerine | |
Similar Passerine, Euphagus, Brewer's blackbird, Icterid, Agelaius | ||
Pandanaris convexa is an extinct cowbird genus described in 1947 by Alden H. Miller.
Physiology
Pandanaris convexa has an upper mandible similar to that of the Tangavius and Molothrus cowbird genera (7.0 mm in length), though its narial opening is approximately 30% larger. In addition, Miller found that the species' internarial bridge was entirely different from other cowbirds and blackbirds. The species has a distinct "even" curvature of its culmen that is not found in any other icterid.
References
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