Species profile
Mancalla vegrandis
Mancalla vegrandis
Quick answer
Etymology. The species name vegrandis reflects the diminutive size of this taxon compared to other known Mancalla species (vegrandis, from the Latin for small, diminutive or tiny).
- Scientific name
- Mancalla vegrandis
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Mancalla
Recording Mancalla vegrandis in your journal
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