Phoeniconaias proeses (De Vis, 1905:8)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms (following Worthy & Nguyen, 2020): Ocyplanus proeses De Vis, 1905:8 (basionym); Ibis (?) conditus De Vis, 1905:10; Carphibis condita (De Vis); Brodkorb, 1963:279; Threskiornis conditus (De Vis); Condon, 1975:63; Phoeniconaias gracilis Miller, 1963:294; Phoenicopterus gracilis (Miller); Condon, 1975:64
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
De Vis, Charles W. (1905). A contribution to the knowledge of the extinct avifauna of Australia. Annals of the Queensland Museum 6(pls. 1-9): 1-25.
Other references:
Brodkorb, Pierce. (1967). Catalogue of fossil birds. Part 3 (Ralliformes, Ichthyornithiformes, Charadriiformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 11(3): 99-220.
Condon, H. T. (1975). Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Royal Australasian Union.
Lambrecht, K. (1933). Handbuch der Palaeornithologie ( pp. xix + 1024 pp, 4 pls). Verlag von Gebrüder Borntraeger.
Rich, P. V., van Tets, G. F., Rich, T. H. V. and McEvey, A. R. (1987). The Pliocene and Quaternary flamingos of Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25(1): 207-225.
Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.
Worthy, Trevor H. and Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. (2020). An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66-108.
Worthy, Trevor H., Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. and Travouillon, Kenny J. (2024). Checklist of the Fossil Bird Species of Australia. Available from: https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.com/national-fossil-species-lists [Accessed 24 November 2024]