Strisores

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Strisores is a proposed clade of birds that groups together nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds, and their close relatives based on molecular and morphological evidence.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Strisores canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
basedOn molecular evidence
morphological evidence
characterizedBy aerial insectivory in many members
nocturnal or crepuscular habits in many members
specialized wing morphology for agile flight in many members
wide-gaped mouths in many members
class Aves
contrastsWith traditional Caprimulgiformes classification
evidenceType DNA sequence data
skeletal morphology
soft-tissue morphology
hasCommonName nightbirds clade
hasMemberGroup Aegothelidae
Apodidae
Caprimulgidae
Hemiprocnidae
Nyctibiidae
linked to: Nyctibiiformes

Podargidae
Steatornithidae
Trochilidae
includes Aegotheliformes
Apodiformes
Caprimulgiformes
Nyctibiiformes
Podargiformes
linked to: Podargidae

Steatornithiformes
linked to: Steatornithidae

frogmouths
hummingbirds
nightjars
oilbird
owlet-nightjars
swifts
treeswifts
infraclass Neognathae
kingdom Animalia
phylogeneticScope modern birds
phylum Chordata
proposedAs monophyletic group
relatedTo Neoaves
status proposed clade
subclass Neornithes
supportedBy comparative anatomical studies
molecular phylogenetic studies
taxonomicRank clade

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inopinaves includes Strisores
Caprimulgiformes clade Strisores
Nyctibiiformes superorder Strisores
Aegotheliformes clade Strisores
Aegotheliformes memberOf Strisores