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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) | |
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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