129:
2691:
2715:
253:
105:
2727:
2703:
350:, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base), though in many kingfishers one of these is missing. The members of this order are linked by their “slamming” behaviour, thrashing their prey onto surfaces to disarm or incapacitate them.
1110:
1072:
Mayr, Gerald & Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (2000): Rollers (Aves: Coraciiformes. s.s.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and the Upper Eocene of the Quercy (France).
1088:
1048:
Johansson, Ulf S. & Ericson, Per G. P. (2003): Molecular support for a sister group relationship between Pici and
Galbulae (Piciformes sensu Wetmore 1960).
1067:
654:
775:
771:
679:
1603:
799:
767:
624:
2923:
391:
The phylogenetic relationships between the six families in the order
Coraciiformes is shown below. The cladogram is based on a large study by
2962:
631:
667:
709:
602:. They probably belong to the basal group and are sometimes difficult to assign because they were even closer still to the Piciformes (
3057:
2897:
2936:
1598:
404:
3087:
2941:
3072:
871:
3092:
3082:
1074:
3077:
1098:
927:
3067:
3024:
2866:
2967:
2879:
1142:
2949:
395:
and colleagues published in 2015. The number of species in each family is taken from the list maintained by
128:
2809:
2796:
2731:
1588:
634:
with the extant rollers and ground-rollers already (Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré 2000). A few prehistoric
1370:
995:
891:
396:
3016:
2814:
3029:
2977:
1285:
1275:
1083:
1611:
1593:
1050:
198:
2787:
1616:
1290:
3052:
3003:
2749:
2707:
1583:
1395:
1345:
917:
2998:
1420:
2990:
2928:
946:; Berv, J.S.; Dornburg, A.; Field, D.J.; Townsend, J.P.; Lemmon, E.M.; Lemmon, A.R. (2015).
3062:
2835:
2048:
959:
8:
1578:
1470:
1410:
1355:
1135:
999:
948:"A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing"
721:
A recent study suggest that the following families may belong to a separate order called
400:
963:
2361:
1425:
1385:
1350:
183:
123:
2889:
638:
of the present-day families have been described; see the family articles for details.
2985:
2822:
2801:
2714:
2487:
2434:
2384:
1527:
1517:
1460:
1260:
1255:
1195:
1094:
1063:
977:
923:
820:
457:
219:
2353:
1495:
1167:
1059:
967:
272:
770:
are sometimes also placed in the
Coraciiformes, as are the Early to Middle Eocene
2585:
2413:
1883:
1405:
1390:
1328:
1227:
1155:
1093:
Terres, John K. (1980) The
Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds.
357:
112:
2954:
2827:
2874:
2861:
2695:
2625:
2577:
2511:
2450:
2405:
2392:
2266:
2229:
2080:
1854:
1691:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1415:
1400:
1295:
1270:
1265:
1247:
1128:
722:
694:
628:
380:
806:; Late Eocene of Quercy, France – Early Miocene of Czech Republic) - includes
3046:
2772:
2617:
2540:
2532:
2366:
2164:
2014:
1901:
1859:
1659:
1651:
1573:
1537:
1455:
1379:
1207:
751:
62:
30:
2719:
2463:
2308:
2124:
1962:
1910:
1782:
1743:
1512:
1500:
1490:
1480:
1177:
981:
943:
788:
759:
616:
392:
347:
2910:
2781:
2524:
2371:
2177:
2156:
2145:
2110:
1977:
1967:
1925:
1816:
1683:
1485:
1310:
1305:
1237:
1222:
1190:
1025:
858:
737:
553:
239:
37:
1115:
972:
947:
372:, and a mere handful of the more than a hundred species of kingfishers.
2641:
2503:
2442:
2421:
2253:
2237:
2172:
2117:
2089:
2021:
1986:
1864:
1712:
1547:
1522:
1280:
813:
730:
688:
473:
335:
327:
224:
82:
47:
1120:
1003:
2848:
2601:
2556:
2345:
2138:
2055:
2039:
2028:
1938:
1874:
1833:
1532:
1333:
1320:
1300:
1200:
851:
836:
827:
596:
537:
434:
361:
354:
331:
234:
214:
140:
87:
2915:
2902:
2743:
717:: Oligocene of Switzerland) – basal to motmotids and meropids?
2853:
2766:
2569:
2299:
2274:
2220:
2131:
2103:
1993:
1957:
1949:
1931:
1826:
1811:
1795:
1542:
1505:
1338:
744:
252:
160:
77:
72:
57:
52:
42:
766:
are sometimes placed here as a family
Trogonidae. The Late Eocene
615:
which are likewise difficult to place into a family. At least the
104:
2479:
2332:
2211:
2096:
2062:
2000:
1821:
1675:
1667:
1360:
1232:
1217:
844:
704:; Late Eocene of Quercy, France: Mayr & Mourer-Chauviré 2000)
514:
229:
92:
67:
2609:
2548:
2324:
2316:
2245:
2185:
2069:
2007:
1890:
1557:
1552:
1430:
803:
792:
763:
714:
701:
683:
672:
659:
620:
607:
599:
369:
339:
150:
311:
3011:
2840:
2495:
2282:
1845:
612:
376:
1111:
383:"corax", meaning "raven" and Latin "forma", meaning "form".
305:
2471:
1838:
1801:
1771:
1185:
1151:
778:. The Primobucconidae at least indeed seem to belong here.
635:
365:
343:
323:
293:
284:
170:
662:; Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) - alcediniform, basal?
278:
2593:
1450:
1212:
675:; Late Eocene of France) – bucerotid? geranopterid?
595:
Several extinct coraciiform families are only known from
299:
919:
The
Audubon Society encyclopedia of North American birds
942:
700:
Coraciiformes gen. et spp. indet. PQ 1216, QU 15640 (
314:
302:
290:
275:
994:
922:(1st ed.). New York: A. A. Knopf. p. 104.
281:
1742:
308:
287:
260:Global distribution of the kingfisher and allies.
762:(cuckoo roller) probably do not belong here. The
3044:
1136:
1650:
611:). In addition, there are some prehistoric
296:
1143:
1129:
251:
103:
971:
774:and the Middle Eocene to Early Oligocene
379:-like". Specifically, it comes from the
1150:
725:. The results still in dispute though.
3045:
915:
405:International Ornithological Committee
364:limited to the dozen or so species of
2748:
2747:
1635:
1124:
1006:. International Ornithologists' Union
641:
3017:04689D96-6FA1-3510-BBDB-DC270DEB6D32
2978:b2a02463-a883-4944-9cc1-f9bc3469e0f0
2880:45071d7e-0a46-4532-84b5-e09e06056dde
2702:
2726:
1086::10.1671/0272-4634(2000)0202.0.CO;2
872:List of Coraciiformes by population
795:; Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
403:and David Donsker on behalf of the
13:
1004:"IOC World Bird List Version 14.1"
14:
3104:
1604:Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
1104:
360:, with the representation in the
322:are a group of usually colourful
2725:
2713:
2701:
2690:
2689:
2580:(New World vultures and condors)
1064:10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03103.x
271:
245:For prehistoric taxa, see text.
127:
35:
3058:Extant Eocene first appearances
1636:
1018:
988:
936:
909:
884:
386:
375:The name Coraciiformes means "
1:
877:
619:are very basal, but the Late
460:– ground rollers (5 species)
3088:Pleistocene taxonomic orders
556:– kingfishers (118 species)
7:
2644:(woodpeckers and relatives)
1116:Tree of Life: Coraciiformes
865:
10:
3109:
3073:Oligocene taxonomic orders
2506:(cormorants and relatives)
1599:Extinct species since 1500
437:– bee-eaters (31 species)
3093:Holocene taxonomic orders
3083:Pliocene taxonomic orders
2756:
2685:
2636:(kingfishers and rollers)
2568:
2523:
2490:(albatrosses and petrels)
2462:
2433:
2404:
2383:
2374:(swifts and hummingbirds)
2356:(nightjars and relatives)
2344:
2307:
2298:
2265:
2228:
2219:
2210:
2206:
2180:(pheasants and relatives)
2155:
2079:
2038:
1976:
1948:
1924:
1900:
1873:
1794:
1781:
1738:
1711:
1707:
1646:
1642:
1631:
1627:
1566:
1469:
1369:
1319:
1246:
1176:
1163:
551:
535:
528:
512:
505:
471:
455:
448:
432:
425:
418:
259:
250:
211:
206:
124:Scientific classification
122:
111:
102:
23:
3078:Miocene taxonomic orders
2535:(seriemas and relatives)
2514:(pelicans and relatives)
1002:, eds. (December 2023).
916:Terres, John K. (1980).
3068:Eocene taxonomic orders
2628:(hornbills and hoopoes)
2543:(falcons and relatives)
808:"Nupharanassa" bohemica
540:– motmots (14 species)
476:– rollers (13 species)
2612:(trogons and quetzals)
2424:(cranes and relatives)
1694:(emus and cassowaries)
1584:Glossary of bird terms
1396:Confuciusornithiformes
1075:J. Vertebr. Paleontol.
346:. They generally have
2999:Paleobiology Database
2453:(kagu and sunbittern)
2416:(gulls and relatives)
1421:Songlingornithiformes
1386:Omnivoropterygiformes
517:– todies (5 species)
2875:Fauna Europaea (new)
2275:Phoenicopteriformes
2246:Mesitornithiformes
2240:(doves and pigeons)
1574:Families and orders
1436:Ichthyornithiformes
1411:Patagopterygiformes
973:10.1038/nature15697
964:2015Natur.526..569P
401:Pamela C. Rasmussen
353:This is largely an
2588:(eagles and hawks)
2488:Procellariiformes
2393:Opisthocomiformes
2362:Steatornithiformes
1589:List by population
1426:Hongshanornithidae
1351:Evolution of birds
998:; Donsker, David;
733:(ground hornbills)
642:Taxonomic sequence
184:Picodynastornithes
3040:
3039:
2986:Open Tree of Life
2750:Taxon identifiers
2741:
2740:
2681:
2680:
2677:
2676:
2673:
2672:
2669:
2668:
2665:
2664:
2661:
2660:
2657:
2656:
2653:
2652:
2474:(loons or divers)
2443:Phaethontiformes
2435:Phaethontimorphae
2385:Opisthocomiformes
2354:Caprimulgiformes
2294:
2293:
2283:Podicipediformes
2202:
2201:
2198:
2197:
2194:
2193:
1920:
1919:
1703:
1702:
1660:Struthioniformes
1528:Waterfowl hunting
1461:Gastornithiformes
1456:Aepyornithiformes
1446:Lithornithiformes
1087:
1066:
1000:Rasmussen, Pamela
958:(7574): 569–573.
821:Brachypteraciidae
592:
591:
583:
582:
574:
573:
565:
564:
494:
493:
485:
484:
458:Brachypteraciidae
264:
263:
220:Brachypteraciidae
202:
117:Coracias garrulus
3100:
3033:
3032:
3020:
3019:
3007:
3006:
2994:
2993:
2981:
2980:
2971:
2970:
2958:
2957:
2955:NBNSYS0000159752
2945:
2944:
2932:
2931:
2919:
2918:
2906:
2905:
2893:
2892:
2883:
2882:
2870:
2869:
2857:
2856:
2844:
2843:
2831:
2830:
2818:
2817:
2805:
2804:
2792:
2791:
2790:
2777:
2776:
2775:
2745:
2744:
2729:
2728:
2717:
2705:
2704:
2693:
2692:
2645:
2637:
2629:
2621:
2618:Leptosomiformes
2613:
2605:
2597:
2589:
2586:Accipitriformes
2581:
2560:
2559:(perching birds)
2552:
2544:
2536:
2515:
2507:
2499:
2491:
2483:
2480:Sphenisciformes
2475:
2454:
2446:
2425:
2417:
2414:Charadriiformes
2396:
2375:
2357:
2336:
2328:
2325:Musophagiformes
2320:
2305:
2304:
2286:
2278:
2257:
2249:
2241:
2226:
2225:
2217:
2216:
2208:
2207:
2181:
2168:
1946:
1945:
1942:
1935:
1848:
1841:
1805:
1792:
1791:
1788:
1779:
1778:
1775:
1740:
1739:
1736:
1735:
1709:
1708:
1695:
1687:
1679:
1671:
1663:
1648:
1647:
1644:
1643:
1633:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1496:Bird collections
1451:Dinornithiformes
1356:Darwin's finches
1346:Origin of flight
1286:Seabird breeding
1276:Sexual selection
1145:
1138:
1131:
1122:
1121:
1082:
1058:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1026:"Bucerotiformes"
1022:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1011:
992:
986:
985:
975:
940:
934:
933:
913:
907:
906:
904:
902:
888:
823:(ground-rollers)
655:Quasisyndactylus
531:
530:
508:
507:
451:
450:
428:
427:
421:
420:
411:
410:
321:
320:
317:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
255:
197:
132:
131:
107:
97:
34:
27:Temporal range:
21:
20:
3108:
3107:
3103:
3102:
3101:
3099:
3098:
3097:
3043:
3042:
3041:
3036:
3028:
3023:
3015:
3010:
3002:
2997:
2989:
2984:
2976:
2974:
2966:
2961:
2953:
2948:
2940:
2935:
2927:
2922:
2914:
2909:
2901:
2896:
2888:
2886:
2878:
2873:
2865:
2860:
2852:
2847:
2839:
2834:
2826:
2821:
2813:
2808:
2800:
2795:
2786:
2785:
2780:
2771:
2770:
2765:
2752:
2742:
2737:
2649:
2643:
2635:
2627:
2626:Bucerotiformes
2620:(cuckoo-roller)
2619:
2611:
2603:
2595:
2587:
2579:
2578:Cathartiformes
2564:
2558:
2550:
2549:Psittaciformes
2542:
2534:
2519:
2513:
2512:Pelecaniformes
2505:
2497:
2489:
2481:
2473:
2458:
2452:
2451:Eurypygiformes
2444:
2429:
2423:
2415:
2400:
2394:
2379:
2373:
2355:
2340:
2334:
2326:
2318:
2290:
2284:
2276:
2261:
2255:
2254:Pterocliformes
2247:
2239:
2190:
2179:
2166:
2151:
2075:
2034:
1972:
1937:
1936:
1929:
1928:
1916:
1896:
1869:
1846:
1839:
1799:
1798:
1786:
1785:
1769:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1761:
1759:
1757:
1755:
1753:
1751:
1749:
1747:
1745:
1730:
1728:
1726:
1724:
1722:
1720:
1718:
1716:
1714:
1699:
1693:
1692:Casuariiformes
1685:
1684:Apterygiformes
1677:
1669:
1661:
1638:
1623:
1594:Lists by region
1562:
1472:
1465:
1406:Chaoyangiformes
1391:Jeholornithidae
1365:
1329:Origin of birds
1315:
1296:Brood parasites
1242:
1172:
1159:
1149:
1107:
1045:
1044:
1034:
1032:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1009:
1007:
993:
989:
941:
937:
930:
914:
910:
900:
898:
892:"Coraciiformes"
890:
889:
885:
880:
868:
776:Sylphornithidae
772:Primobucconidae
680:Primobucconidae
644:
593:
584:
575:
566:
495:
486:
389:
274:
270:
196:
126:
115:
113:European roller
98:
96:
95:
90:
85:
80:
75:
70:
65:
60:
55:
50:
45:
40:
29:
28:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3106:
3096:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3065:
3060:
3055:
3038:
3037:
3035:
3034:
3021:
3008:
2995:
2982:
2972:
2959:
2946:
2933:
2920:
2907:
2894:
2884:
2871:
2862:Fauna Europaea
2858:
2845:
2832:
2819:
2806:
2793:
2778:
2762:
2760:
2754:
2753:
2739:
2738:
2736:
2735:
2723:
2711:
2699:
2686:
2683:
2682:
2679:
2678:
2675:
2674:
2671:
2670:
2667:
2666:
2663:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2655:
2654:
2651:
2650:
2648:
2647:
2639:
2634:Coraciiformes
2631:
2623:
2615:
2610:Trogoniformes
2607:
2599:
2591:
2583:
2574:
2572:
2566:
2565:
2563:
2562:
2557:Passeriformes
2554:
2546:
2541:Falconiformes
2538:
2533:Cariamiformes
2529:
2527:
2521:
2520:
2518:
2517:
2509:
2501:
2496:Ciconiiformes
2493:
2485:
2477:
2468:
2466:
2460:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2448:
2439:
2437:
2431:
2430:
2428:
2427:
2419:
2410:
2408:
2406:Cursorimorphae
2402:
2401:
2399:
2398:
2389:
2387:
2381:
2380:
2378:
2377:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2350:
2348:
2342:
2341:
2339:
2338:
2330:
2322:
2313:
2311:
2302:
2296:
2295:
2292:
2291:
2289:
2288:
2280:
2271:
2269:
2267:Mirandornithes
2263:
2262:
2260:
2259:
2251:
2243:
2238:Columbiformes
2234:
2232:
2230:Columbimorphae
2223:
2214:
2204:
2203:
2200:
2199:
2196:
2195:
2192:
2191:
2189:
2188:
2183:
2175:
2170:
2165:Meleagridinae
2161:
2159:
2153:
2152:
2150:
2149:
2142:
2135:
2128:
2121:
2114:
2107:
2100:
2093:
2085:
2083:
2081:Odontophoridae
2077:
2076:
2074:
2073:
2066:
2059:
2052:
2044:
2042:
2036:
2035:
2033:
2032:
2025:
2018:
2011:
2004:
1997:
1990:
1982:
1980:
1974:
1973:
1971:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1954:
1952:
1943:
1922:
1921:
1918:
1917:
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