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Strisores

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Strisores
Temporal range:
Paleocene - Holocene, 60–0 Ma
Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
(Caprimulgidae)
Male rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
(Trochilidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Passerea
Clade: Strisores
Cabanis, 1847
Orders

Strisores[1] is a clade of birds. It includes the Caprimulgiformes and some of the Apodiformes. The relationships of these groups is not yet settled.[2]

References

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  1. Whitney, William Dwight (1896), The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, vol. VII, New York: The Century Co., p. 5996
  2. Cracraft, Joel 2013. Avian higher‐level relationships and classification: Non-passerines. in Dickinson, Edward C; Van Remsen, James Jr. (eds) Non-passerines, The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the World, 1 (4th ed). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press, pp. xxi–xlii. ISBN 9780956861108