Coraciiformes

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Coraciiformes is an order of brightly colored, often large-headed birds that includes kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters, many of which are specialized for catching prey with strong, pointed bills.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Coraciiformes canonical 10
Coraciidae 2
Coraciiformes sensu lato 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds
taxon
clade Coraciimorphae
Neognathae
class Aves
clutchSize small to moderate number of eggs
commonName coraciiform birds
containsFamilies Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Coraciiformes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Coraciidae

Meropidae
Momotidae
Todidae
diet carnivorous
insectivorous
distribution locally in temperate regions
worldwide in subtropical regions
worldwide in tropical regions
etymologyLanguage Latin
flightStyle strong direct flight
foragingStrategy aerial sallying
sit-and-wait predator
habitat forests
riverbanks
savannas
woodlands
includes bee-eaters
ground-rollers
kingfishers
motmots
rollers
todies
kingdom Animalia
nameDerivedFrom genus Coracias
nestSite burrows in banks
tree cavities
notableFeature bright plumage
robust bill
short legs
parentalCare biparental
phylum Chordata
reproduction cavity nester
systematicsStatus subject to taxonomic revision
typeGenus Coracias
typicalBillShape strong pointed bill
typicalHeadSize large-headed
typicalPlumage brightly colored
typicalPrey insects
small vertebrates
vocalization loud calls

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Subject: Coraciiformes
Description of subject: Coraciiformes is an order of brightly colored, often large-headed birds that includes kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters, many of which are specialized for catching prey with strong, pointed bills.

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves hasSubgroup Coraciiformes
Neoaves contains Coraciiformes
Neognathae includes Coraciiformes
Kingfisher order Coraciiformes
White-throated kingfisher order Coraciiformes
ruddy kingfisher order Coraciiformes
Coraciiformes containsFamilies Coraciiformes self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Coraciidae
Alcedinidae order Coraciiformes
Afroaves includes Coraciiformes
Afroaves includes Coraciiformes
this entity surface form: Coraciidae
Afroaves includes Coraciiformes
this entity surface form: Coraciiformes sensu lato
Bucerotiformes distinguishedFrom Coraciiformes