Strisores
E673401
Strisores is a proposed clade of birds that groups together nightjars, swifts, hummingbirds, and their close relatives based on molecular and morphological evidence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strisores canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | clade ⓘ |
| basedOn |
molecular evidence
ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
aerial insectivory in many members
ⓘ
nocturnal or crepuscular habits in many members ⓘ specialized wing morphology for agile flight in many members ⓘ wide-gaped mouths in many members ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | traditional Caprimulgiformes classification ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
DNA sequence data
ⓘ
skeletal morphology ⓘ soft-tissue morphology ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | nightbirds clade ⓘ |
| hasMemberGroup |
Aegothelidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Caprimulgidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemiprocnidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyctibiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Podargidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Steatornithidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Trochilidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Aegotheliformes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apodiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Caprimulgiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyctibiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Podargiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Steatornithiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ frogmouths ⓘ hummingbirds ⓘ nightjars ⓘ oilbird ⓘ owlet-nightjars ⓘ swifts ⓘ treeswifts ⓘ |
| infraclass | Neognathae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| phylogeneticScope | modern birds ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| proposedAs | monophyletic group ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Neoaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | proposed clade ⓘ |
| subclass | Neornithes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
comparative anatomical studies
ⓘ
molecular phylogenetic studies ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | clade ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.