Afroaves
| Afroavians Temporal range: Paleocene to present |
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| Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Telluraves |
| Clade: |
Afroaves Ericson, 2012 |
| Subclades | |
Afroaves is a recently defined clade of birds, consisting of the kingfishers and kin (Coraciiformes), woodpeckers and kin (Piciformes), hornbills and kin (Bucerotiformes), trogons (Trogoniformes), cuckoo roller (Leptosomatiformes), mousebirds (Coliiformes), owls (Strigiformes), raptors (Accipitriformes) and New World vultures (Cathartiformes). They appear to be the sister group of Australaves. The most basal clades are predatory, suggesting the last common ancestor of the group was also.
Cathartiformes (New World vultures)
Strigiformes (owls)
Coliiformes (mousebirds)
Leptosomatiformes (cuckoo roller)
Trogoniformes (trogons)
Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes)
Coraciiformes (rollers and kingfishers)
Piciformes (woodpeckers and toucans)
Cladogram of Afroaves relationships based on Jarvis, E.D. et al. (2014) with some clade names after Yury, T. et al. (2013).
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