Strisores
The taxon contains the following orders:
Family-level timetree of extant Strisores based on Stiller et al. (2024), with the distribution of each taxon being indicated by the colour-code used throughout this website (Distribution code).
Rank-free family-level classification of extant Strisores.
References
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Chen A, and Field DJ (2020), Phylogenetic definitions for Caprimulgimorphae (Aves) and major constituent clades under the International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature, Vertebr. Zool. 70, 571-585. (pdf)
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White ND, and Braun MJ (2019), Extracting phylogenetic signal from phylogenomic data: higher-level relationships of the nightbirds (Strisores). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 141, e:106611. (abstract)
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