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Bucerotiformes (hornbill)
Taxonomy
Bucerotiformes was named by Fürbringer (1888). It is extant.
It was assigned to Neognathae by Carroll (1988); and to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Carroll (1988); and to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Bucerotiformes Fürbringer |
| 1988 | Bucerotiformes Carroll |
| 2014 | Bucerotiformes del Hoyo et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Bucerotiformes Fürbringer 1888 [hornbill]
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Fm. Bucerotidae Rafinesque 1815 [hornbill]
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G. Aceros Hodgson 1844
G. Buceros Linnaeus 1758
G. Bucorvus Lesson 1830 [ground-hornbill]
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Bucorvus abyssinicus Boddaert 1783 [Northern ground-hornbill]
Bucorvus leadbeateri Vigors 1825 [Southern ground-hornbill]
G. Lophoceros Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833 [hornbills]
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Lophoceros camurus Cassin 1857 [Dwarf hornbill]
G. Tockus Lesson 1830 [hornbills]
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Tockus damarensis Shelley 1888 [Damara hornbill]
Tockus deckeni Cabanis 1869 [Von der Decken's hornbill]
Tockus erythrorhynchus Temminck 1823 [Red-billed hornbill]
Tockus flavirostris Ruppell 1835 [Eastern yellow-billed hornbill]
Tockus jacksoni Ogilvie-Grant 1891 [Jackson's hornbill]
Tockus leucomelas Lichtenstein 1842 [Southern yellow-billed hornbill]
Tockus monteiri Hartlaub 1865 [Monteiro's hornbill]
Fm. Upupidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Upupa Linnaeus 1758 [hoopoe]
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†Upupa antaios Olson 1975 [Saint Helena hoopoe]
Upupa epops Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian hoopoe]
Upupa marginata Cabanis and Heine 1860 [Madagascar hoopoe]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langhian | Kenya | Bucerotidae indet. (22070) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Papua New Guinea | Aceros plicatus (194694 194695) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | Upupa marginata (195018) | |
| Holocene | France (Corse) | Upupa epops (215376 215378) | |
| Holocene | Vanuatu (Efate) | Rhyticeros plicatus (185434) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar (Toliara) | Upupa marginata (92733) | |
| Holocene | Saint Helena | Upupa antaios (176072) Upupa epops (194245) |