Eucavitaves
| Eucavitaves | |
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| Cuban trogon, Priotelus temnurus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Cavitaves |
| Clade: | Eucavitaves Kimball et al., 2013 |
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Eucavitaves is a
Trogoniformes (trogons) and the clade Picocoraciae (a large assemblage of birds that includes woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills and hoopoes).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The name refers to the fact that the majority of them nest in cavities.
| Cavitaves |
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Cladogram of Eucavitaves relationships based on Jarvis, E.D. et al. (2014)[6] with some clade names after Yuri, T. et al. (2013)[7] and Kimball 2013.[5]
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