Picocoraciae
| Picocoraciae | |
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| From left to right: Hoopoe (Upupa epops), European roller (Coracias garrulus) and Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Cavitaves |
| Clade: |
Picocoraciae Mayr, 2010 |
| Clades | |
Picocoraciae is a clade that contains the order Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes) and the clade Picodynastornithes (containing birds like kingfishers and rollers, and woodpeckers and toucans) supported by various genetic analysis and morphological studies. While these studies supported a sister grouping of Coraciiformes and Piciformes, a large scale, sparse supermatrix has suggested alternative sister relationship between Bucerotiformes and Piciformes instead.
Bucerotiformes (hornbills, hoopoe and wood hoopoes)
Coraciiformes (rollers and kingfishers)
Piciformes (woodpeckers and toucans)
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