Ciconiiformes is a bird order of large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills, today restricted to the single family Ciconiidae, the storks. The order once included herons, ibises and other wading families, which have since been reclassified into the order Pelecaniformes.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21716, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Stork
Wikipedia- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Waterbird Orders, Lead
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills.
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Ciconiiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 20
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ciconiiformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Ciconiiformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 132.6 ... "early_interval": "Hauterivian"
Wikidata: Ciconiiformes
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