Bucerotiformes
Bucerotiformes /bjuːˈsɛrətɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of birds that contains the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes. These birds were previously classified as members of Coraciiformes. The clade is distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia.
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| Phylogenetic relationships between the families based on a large study by Richard Prum and colleagues published in 2015. |
| Bucerotiformes Temporal range: Eocene to present | |
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| Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) (Upupidae) | |
| Western red-billed hornbill (Tockus kempi) (Bucerotidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Picocoraciae |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes Fürbringer, 1888 |
| Families | |
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