Otidimorphae

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Otidimorphans
Temporal range:
Ma
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Otidae
Clade: Otidimorphae
Wagler, 1830
Orders
Synonyms

Cuculimorphae

Otidimorphae is a

Cuculiformes (cuckoos), Musophagiformes (turacos), and Otidiformes (bustards) identified in 2014 by genome analysis.[2] While the bustards seem to be related to the turacos, other genetic studies have found the cuckoos to be closer to the bustards than the turacos are.[3][4]

Otidimorphae

Musophagiformes (turacos)

Otidiformes (bustards)

Cuculiformes (cuckoos)

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