Ciconiiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Ciconia +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Ciconiiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, etc.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

Hyponyms

(order of birds): Ciconiidae (storks) - sole family sensu stricto
- Ardeidae, Cochlearidae, Balaenicipitidae, Scopidae, Threskiornithidae - additional families sensu lato

References

Ciconiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ciconiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ciconiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ciconiiformes at Aves Taxonomy in Flux
Ciconiiformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ciconiiformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
Ciconiiformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Ciconiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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