order of birds

An order of birds is a taxonomic rank that groups together families of bird species sharing common evolutionary ancestry and distinctive anatomical, behavioral, and ecological traits.

Aliases (1)

• family of birds of prey ×1

Instances (6)

• Galliformes
• Passeriformes
• Falconiformes
• Anseriformes
• Accipitridae via concept surface "family of birds of prey"
• Accipitriformes