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Suliformes

Bird Orders

Suliformes is an order of birds that includes the gannets and boobies, frigatebirds, cormorants and darters, recognized by the International Ornithologists Union. The order was split out from the traditional, broader Pelecaniformes after genetic evidence showed that grouping to be unnatural, and a 2017 study found Suliformes most closely related to the bustards and storks.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Suliformes 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Suliformes
Filter Results7 entries

Australian pied cormorant

Suliformes

Black-faced cormorant

Suliformes

Blue-footed Booby

Suliformes

Great cormorant

Suliformes

Magnificent Frigatebird

Suliformes

New Zealand king shag

Suliformes

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

Suliformes
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Australian pied cormorant, Species
Source Australian pied cormorant (Wikidata)
Black-faced cormorant, Species
Source Black-faced cormorant (Wikidata)
Blue-footed Booby, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Great cormorant, Species
Source Great cormorant (Wikidata)
Magnificent Frigatebird, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Nazca booby, Species
Source Nazca booby (Wikipedia)
New Zealand king shag, Species
Source New Zealand king shag (Wikidata)
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Species
Source Northern gannet (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21728, descriptionView the Source
2. Suliformes, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
an order of birds that includes gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, cormorants and darters
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Suliformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 59
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Suliformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Suliformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 72.2 ... "early_interval": "Maastrichtian"
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Wikidata: Suliformes
Wikidata Q21728, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
  • Parent Taxon Of: Blue-footed Booby
  • Parent Taxon Of: Magnificent Frigatebird
View the Source
Northern gannet (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Australian pied cormorant (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Australian pied cormorant, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Great cormorant (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Great cormorant, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Black-faced cormorant (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black-faced cormorant, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
New Zealand king shag (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: New Zealand king shag, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Nazca booby (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Nazca booby, Taxonomy
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Nazca booby, Taxonomy
but recently was collected in the family Sulidae and order Suliformes
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