Bucerotiformes
Bucerotiformes /bjuːˈsɛrətɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of birds that contains the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes.[1] These birds were previously classified as members of Coraciiformes.[2][3][4] The clade is distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia.
| Bucerotiformes Temporal range: Eocene to present
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| Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) (Upupidae) | |
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| Western red-billed hornbill (Tockus kempi) (Bucerotidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Picocoraciae |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes Fürbringer, 1888 |
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References
- ↑ Mousebirds, Cuckoo Roller, trogons, hoopoes, hornbills. World Bird List Version 9.2 (2019)International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ↑ Johansson, Ulf S.. Molecular support for a sister group relationship between Pici and Galbulae (Piciformes sensu Wetmore 1960). J. Avian Biol. 34 (2) (2003). p. 185–197. doi:10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03103.x. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ Yuri, T. et al. (2013) Parsimony and Model-Based Analyses of Indels in Avian Nuclear Genes Reveal Congruent and Incongruent Phylogenetic Signals. Biology, 2(1):419-444. doi:10.3390/biology2010419
- ↑ Jarvis, E.D. et al. (2014) Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds. Science, 346(6215):1320-1331.