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|name = Ciconiiformes |
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|fossil_range = Late ] to Recent |
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|image = Saddle-Billed_Stork.jpg |
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|image_caption = An adult ] |
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|regnum = ]ia |
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|phylum = ] |
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|classis = ] |
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|infraclassis = ] |
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|ordo = '''Ciconiiformes''' |
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|ordo_authority = ], 1854 |
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|subdivision_ranks = Families |
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Traditionally, the ] '''Ciconiiformes''' has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: ]s, ]s, ]s, ]es, ]s, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late ]. At present the only family retained in the order is the storks, ]. |
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== Taxonomic issues with Ciconiiformes == |
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Following the development of research techniques in ] in the late 20th century, in particular methods for studying ], a great deal of new information has surfaced, much of it suggesting that many birds, although looking very different from one another, are in fact more closely related than was previously thought. Accordingly, the radical and influential ] greatly enlarged the Ciconiiformes, adding many more families, including most of those usually regarded as belonging to the ] (]s), ] (]s and ]), Podicipediformes (]s), ] (]), ], (]s, ]s, ]s and ]s), ] (]s, ]s, ]s and allies), and the ] (]). The ] family, Phoenicopteridae, is related, and is sometimes classed as part of the Ciconiiformes. |
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However, morphological evidence suggests that the traditional Ciconiiformes should be split between two lineages, rather than expanded, although some non-traditional Ciconiiformes may be included in these two lineages.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} |
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The exact ] placement of ]s remains unclear.<ref name="SACC"/> Though both are similar in appearance and have similar ], the New World and ] evolved from different ancestors in different parts of the world and are not closely related. Just how different the two families are is currently under debate, with some earlier authorities suggesting that the New World vultures belong in Ciconiiformes.<ref name="SibleyMonroe">{{cite book | last = Sibley | first = Charles | title = Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World | publisher = Yale University Press | location = New Haven | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-300-04969-2 }}</ref> More recent authorities maintain their overall position in the order ] along with the Old World vultures<ref>{{cite book | last = Sibley | first = Charles | title = Phylogeny and Classification of Birds | publisher = Yale University Press | location = New Haven | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-300-04085-7 }}</ref> or place them in their own order, Cathartiformes.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523}}</ref> The ] has removed the New World vultures from Ciconiiformes and instead placed them in '']'', but notes that a move to Falconiformes or Cathartiformes is possible.<ref name="SACC">Remsen, J. V., Jr.; C. D. Cadena; A. Jaramillo; M. Nores; J. F. Pacheco; M. B. Robbins; T. S. Schulenberg; F. G. Stiles; D. F. Stotz & K. J. Zimmer. 2007. South American Classification Committee. Retrieved on 2007-10-15</ref> |
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Some official bodies have adopted the proposed Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy almost entirely, however a more common approach worldwide has been to retain the traditional groupings, and modify rather than replace them in the light of new evidence as it comes to hand. The family listing here follows this more conservative practice. Bird taxonomy has been in a state of flux for some years, and it is reasonable to expect that the large differences between different classification schemes will continue to gradually resolve themselves as more evidence becomes available. |
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==See also== |
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== References == |
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