Coraciiformes
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The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward pointing toes.
This is largely an Old World order, with the representation in the New World limited to 13 species of todies and motmots, and just six of the 84 kingfishers.
This order has been seen to be something of a mixed assortment, and the Coraciiformes may be considered as including only the rollers. All the other families can be considered to represent lineages of birds distantly related to Coraciiformes.
Families
- Family Alcedinidae: river kingfishers
- Family Halcyonidae: tree kingfishers
- Family Cerylidae: water or belted kingfishers
- Family Todidae: todies
- Family Momotidae: motmots
- Family Meropidae: bee-eaters
- Family Leptosomatidae: Cuckoo Roller
- Family Brachypteraciidae: ground rollers
- Family Coraciidae: rollers
- Family Upupidae: Hoopoe
- Family Phoeniculidae: woodhoopoes
- Family Primobucconidae (extinct; includes Neanis)
- Family Bucerotidae: hornbills
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