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Phaethontiformes

Phaethontiformes

Translingual

Proper noun

Phaethontiformes

  1. A taxonomic order within the class Aves tropicbirds.

Usage notes

Phaethontidae was formerly classified within Pelecaniformes.

Hyponyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276