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Trogoniformes

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Trogoniformes is a bird order containing the trogons and quetzals, all placed in a single family, Trogonidae, which holds 49 species across seven genera. The order fossil record extends back roughly 49 million years to the Early Eocene, and the name trogon comes from the Greek for nibbling, referring to how these birds gnaw nest holes into trees.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ14566629, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Trogon
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Trogoniformes
Wikidata Q191469, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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