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Coraciiformes

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Coraciiformes

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The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base), though in many kingfishers one of these is missing.

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Coraciiformes is an order of birds within the class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. It belongs to the parent taxon Picocoraciae and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The order originated about 50 million years ago. Its taxonomic status is accepted, and it is commonly known by names such as råkefugler, vpijati, and blåkråkartade fåglar.

The group is described as having a wide distribution and diverse morphological structures, with high levels of specialization among its families. While the taxon range is listed as Brazil, habitat records indicate presence in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Occurrence data has been documented in the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Madagascar, and Honduras.

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Species

blåkråkartade fåglar

Coraciiformes

ORDER

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderCoraciiformes
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded21,937,866

佛法僧目（学名：Coraciiformes）是鸟纲中的一个目。这一目的鸟分布广泛，形态结构多样，各科特化程度高。

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Specimen records
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With media
1
Collections
NHMUK, UF, NMV, UCM, SAMA, AM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Madagascar, Honduras, India, Peru, South Africa
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  • See also
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The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base), though in many kingfishers one of these is missing.

In the past, Coraciiformes encompassed all anisodactyl (including syndactyl) members of the Cavitaves. This means that the birds currently classified in Leptosomiformes (cuckoo-roller) and Bucerotiformes (hornbills, hoopoes and allies) were formerly classified in Coraciiformes.

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