Cavitaves

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Cavitaves
Rufous Necked Hornbill 2.jpg
Rufous-necked hornbill, Aceros nipalensis at nesting cavity
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Eucavitaves
Clade: Cavitaves
Ericson, 2012
Clades

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Cavitaves is a clade that contain the order Trogoniformes (trogons) and the clade Picocoraciae (a large assemblage of birds that includes woodpeckers, kingfishers and trogons).[1][2][3][4][5][6] The name refers to the fact that the majority of them nest in cavities.

Cavitaves

Trogoniformes (trogons)


Picocoraciae

Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes)


Picodynastornithes

Coraciiformes (rollers and kingfishers)



Piciformes (woodpeckers and toucans)





References

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  3. Naish, D. (2012). "Birds." Pp. 379-423 in Brett-Surman, M.K., Holtz, T.R., and Farlow, J. O. (eds.), The Complete Dinosaur (Second Edition). Indiana University Press (Bloomington & Indianapolis).
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  5. Kimball, R.T. et al. (2013) Identifying localized biases in large datasets: A case study using the Avian Tree of Life. Mol Phylogenet Evol. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.029
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