Order Coraciiformes (Noun)
Meaning
Rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The order Coraciiformes is a group of near-passerine birds that includes kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters, among others.
- Rollers are members of the order Coraciiformes that are universally recognized as part of the group.
- Hornbills, which are part of the order Coraciiformes, exhibit unique characteristics such as brightly colored beaks.
- The motmots, common in North and Central America, are also taxonomically classified within the order Coraciiformes.
- Some researchers have questioned whether hoopoes and bee-eaters actually belong to the same evolutionary lineage within the order Coraciiformes.