Coraciiformes (order)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class)
Descripción
Order containing around 211 species in ten families including hornbills, bee-eaters, rollers, hoopoes, todies, and motmots. They are a heterogeneous group of hole-nesting birds, many with long pointed bills and blue or green in plumage, and all having two toes joined at base.