Eurypygiformes /jʊərɪˈpɪdʒɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order formed by the kagus, comprising two species in the family Rhynochetidae endemic to New Caledonia, and...
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indicating a gondwanic origin, both species being placed in the clade Eurypygiformes. The sunbittern is usually placed in the Gruiformes, but this was always...
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List of bird genera (section Eurypygiformes)
List of bird genera concerns the chordata class of aves or birds, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and...
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of birds that contains the orders Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds) and Eurypygiformes (kagu and sunbittern) recovered by genome analysis. The relationship...
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Late Quaternary prehistoric birds are avian taxa that became extinct during the Late Quaternary – the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene – and before recorded...
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It is the surviving member of monotypic family Rhynochetidae, order Eurypygiformes. There are 11 endemic fish species and 14 endemic species of decapod...
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List of birds (section Order Eurypygiformes)
Eurypygiformes (sunbittern, kagu) Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds)...
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Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds) Eurypygiformes (sunbittern and kagu)...
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Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Eurypygiformes Family: Rhynochetidae Genus: Rhynochetos Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860 Species...
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Pelecaniformes, but genetics indicates they are most closely related to the Eurypygiformes. There are three species in one genus, Phaethon. The scientific names...
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