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Muscicapa miklosi
Extinct species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muscicapa miklosi is an extinct species of Old World flycatcher: a passerine bird in the genus Muscicapa that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period.[1]
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Description
This species is similar in size and characteristics to recent species and is distinguished from M. leganyii by being younger. M. miklosi was from the late Miocene and M. leganyii was from the middle Miocene.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet "miklosi" is a tribute to Miklós Kretzoi, a Hungarian paleornithologist.[1]
References
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