Strisores
Strisores[1] is a clade of birds. It includes the Caprimulgiformes and some of the Apodiformes. The relationships of these groups is not yet settled.[2]
| Strisores | |
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| Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (Caprimulgidae) | |
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| Male rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus (Trochilidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Passerea |
| Clade: | Strisores Cabanis, 1847 |
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Strisores Media
Fossil of Hassiavis laticauda, a probable daedalornithean, from the Messel fossil site
References
- ↑ Whitney, William Dwight (1896), The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, vol. VII, New York: The Century Co., p. 5996
- ↑ Cracraft, Joel 2013. Avian higher‐level relationships and classification: Non-passerines. in Dickinson, Edward C; Van Remsen, James Jr. (eds) Non-passerines, The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the World, 1 (4th ed). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press, pp. xxi–xlii. ISBN 9780956861108