Coraciimorphae

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Coraciimorphae is a clade of birds that typically includes groups such as kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, and related species characterized by diverse aerial and perching adaptations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Coraciimorphae canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
taxon
characterizedBy aerial adaptations
colorful plumage in many species
diverse bill morphologies
perching adaptations
class Aves
definedBy molecular phylogenetic analyses
distribution worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions
feedingMode aerial insectivory
sit-and-wait predation from perches
hasCommonMembers bee-eaters
hoopoes
hornbills
jacamars
kingfishers
motmots
puffbirds
rollers
todies
woodhoopoes
linked to: green woodhoopoe
includesTaxon Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Bucconidae
Bucerotidae
Bucerotiformes
Coraciidae
linked to: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes
Galbulidae
Galbuliformes
Leptosomidae
linked to: Leptosomiformes

Leptosomiformes
Meropidae
Momotidae
Phoeniculidae
Todidae
Upupidae
isPartOf Neoaves
core landbirds
kingdom Animalia
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Piciformes
Picocoraciae
reproduction cavity nesting in many species
taxonomicRank clade
typicalHabitat forests
riparian zones
savannas
woodlands

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Inopinaves includes Coraciimorphae
Coraciiformes clade Coraciimorphae
Leptosomiformes clade Coraciimorphae
subject linked to: cuckoo-roller order