Eurypygiformes Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Eurypygimorphae |
Order: | Eurypygiformes Hackett et al., 2008 |
Families | |
Eurypygiformes /jʊərɪˈpɪdʒɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order formed by the kagus, comprising two species in the family Rhynochetidae endemic to New Caledonia, and the sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) from the tropical regions of the Americas.[1] Its closest relatives appear to be the tropicbirds of the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.[2]
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