Afroaves
E208929
Afroaves is a major clade of birds that includes diverse groups such as raptors, woodpeckers, hornbills, kingfishers, and many others thought to share a common evolutionary origin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afroaves canonical | 3 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avian clade
ⓘ
clade of birds ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| firstProposedIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
composed mainly of predatory and arboreal birds
ⓘ
members share a common evolutionary origin ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Afroaves self-link ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalDiversity | includes aerial predators, forest birds, and cavity nesters ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name refers to an African origin of the clade in some hypotheses ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution | cosmopolitan via its member taxa ⓘ |
| includes |
Accipitridae
ⓘ
Accipitriformes ⓘ Alcedinidae ⓘ Brachypteraciidae ⓘ Bucerotidae ⓘ Bucerotiformes ⓘ Cariamiformes ⓘ
surface form:
Cariamidae
Cariamiformes ⓘ Coliidae ⓘ Coliiformes ⓘ Coraciiformes ⓘ
surface form:
Coraciidae
Coraciiformes ⓘ Coraciiformes ⓘ
surface form:
Coraciiformes sensu lato
Falconidae ⓘ Falconiformes ⓘ Indicatoridae ⓘ Leptosomiformes ⓘ
surface form:
Leptosomidae
Leptosomiformes ⓘ Meropidae ⓘ Momotidae ⓘ Musophagiformes ⓘ
surface form:
Musophagidae
Musophagiformes ⓘ Opisthocomiformes ⓘ
surface form:
Opisthocomidae
Opisthocomiformes ⓘ Phoeniculidae ⓘ Piciformes ⓘ
surface form:
Picidae
Piciformes ⓘ Ramphastidae ⓘ Strigidae ⓘ Strigiformes ⓘ Todidae ⓘ Trogonidae ⓘ Trogoniformes ⓘ Upupidae ⓘ hornbills ⓘ kingfishers ⓘ raptors ⓘ woodpeckers ⓘ |
| isContainedIn | core landbirds ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Neoaves ⓘ |
| isSisterGroupOf | Australaves ⓘ |
| isSupportedBy | molecular phylogenetic analyses ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | clade ⓘ |
| unrankedClade | Neoaves ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.