Bucerotiformes is a bird order containing the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes, distributed across Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia. Its members were previously classified within the order Coraciiformes before being split into their own order.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ20740, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Bucerotiformes
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Bucerotiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 73
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Bucerotiformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Bucerotiformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 15.98 ... "early_interval": "Langhian"
Wikidata: Bucerotiformes
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