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Scopidae
Taxonomy
Scopidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Neornithes by Bourdon et al. (2005); to Scopi by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988), Clements et al. (2017); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Neornithes by Bourdon et al. (2005); to Scopi by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011); to Pelecaniformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Ciconiiformes by Carroll (1988), Clements et al. (2017); and to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Scopidae Carroll |
| 2005 | Scopidae Bourdon et al. p. 167 |
| 2007 | Scopidae Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
| 2011 | Scopidae Mayr p. 73 figs. Figure 5 |
| 2014 | Scopidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Scopidae Clements et al. |
| 2022 | Scopidae Mayr p. 119 figs. Fig. 7.1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available