Coliiformes is a bird order comprising the mousebirds, a group now confined to sub-Saharan Africa, making it essentially the only bird order restricted to a single continent. Mousebirds were far more widespread in the Paleogene, with fossils found across Europe and North America during the Paleocene.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2982568, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Mousebird
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The mousebirds are birds in the order Coliiformes.
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Coliiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 6
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Coliiformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Coliiformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Coliiformes
Wikidata Q180691, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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