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Order Coraciiformes


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Subclass Neornithes
Superorder Neognathae

Order Coraciiformes

This group contains the kingfishers, trogons and mousebirds. They have a strong, sharp bill; a grasping foot, and the feathers often form a crest on the head. Greek: korax, raven + Latin: forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991)