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Picodynastornithes

Picodynastornithes
Temporal range: Early Eocene to present
Campephilus principalisAWP066AA2.jpg
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), painting by John James Audubon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Picocoraciae
Clade: Picodynastornithes
Yuri et. al, 2013
Orders

Picodynastornithes is a clade that contains the orders Coraciiformes (rollers and kingfishers) and Piciformes (woodpeckers and toucans). This grouping also has current and historical support from the molecular and morphological studies.



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