Picariae (Noun)
Meaning
Term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The classification system grouped the picariae as a distinct order of near-passerine birds that shared ancestral traits.
- In this particular taxonomy, the picariae were separate from but had ties to the Passeriformes order.
- Some taxonomic systems divide the picariae further into multiple distinct orders that diverged over time.
- Due to their relatively recent common ancestry, the picariae share many physical and behavioral similarities with one another.
- Research suggests the picariae may form a clade that diverged early within the near-passerine group, and eventually gave rise to the roller and kingfisher lineages.