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 Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Australian pied cormorant (Wikidata)
Source Black-faced cormorant (Wikidata)
Source Great cormorant (Wikidata)
Source New Zealand king shag (Wikidata)
Source Northern gannet (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21728, descriptionView the Source 2. Suliformes, Wikipedia
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an order of birds that includes gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, cormorants and darters
Wikidata: Suliformes
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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