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Order CuculiformesDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Subclass Neornithes Superorder Neognathae Order Cuculiformes This group contains primitive members of the terrestrial radiation, specifically the cuckoos and roadrunners, which are found worldwide. The foot has a fourth toe capable of being turned back beside the first toe, and the tail is long. Latin: cuculus, cuckoo + forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991) |