Eufalconimorphae
| Eufalconimorphae | |
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| Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (Falconidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Neoaves |
| (unranked): | Eufalcinomorphae Suh et al., 2011 |
| Subclades | |
Eufalconimorphae is a proposed clade of birds, consisting of passerines, parrots and falcons (but not other raptors).[1]
References
- ^ Alexander Suh, Martin Paus, Martin Kiefmann, Gennady Churakov, Franziska Anni Franke, Jürgen Brosius, Jan Ole Kriegs & Jürgen Schmitz (2011). "Mesozoic retroposons reveal parrots as the closest living relatives of passerine birds". Nature Communications 2 (8): 443. doi:10.1038/ncomms1448. PMC 3265382. PMID 21863010.
External links
- Tetrapod Zoology, after Suh et al. (2011).
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