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Galbuliformes
Taxonomy
Galbulae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Galbuliformes by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Olson (1985); to Piciformes by Brodkorb (1970), Feduccia (1973), Feduccia and Martin (1976), Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Neornithes by Clements et al. (2017); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2022).
It was reranked as the order Galbuliformes by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Olson (1985); to Piciformes by Brodkorb (1970), Feduccia (1973), Feduccia and Martin (1976), Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Neornithes by Clements et al. (2017); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Galbulae Vigors |
| 1970 | Galbulae Brodkorb p. 13 |
| 1973 | Galbulae Feduccia p. 501 |
| 1976 | Galbulae Feduccia and Martin p. 102 |
| 1985 | Galbulae Olson p. 124 |
| 2007 | Galbulae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2017 | Galbuliformes Clements et al. |
| 2022 | Galbulae Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8 |
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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.
Or. Galbuliformes Vigors 1825
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Fm. Bucconidae Boie 1826
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G. Malacoptila Gray 1841
G. Monasa Vieillot 1816 [nunbird]
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Monasa atra Boddaert 1783 [Black nunbird]
Monasa flavirostris Strickland 1850 [Yellow-billed nunbird]
Monasa morphoeus Hahn and Küster 1823 [White-fronted nunbird]
Monasa nigrifrons Spix 1824 [Black-fronted nunbird]
Fm. Galbulidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Galbula Latham 1790
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Galbula albirostris Latham 1790 [Yellow-billed jacamar]
†Galbula hylochoreutes Rasmussen 1997
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier 1816 [Rufous-tailed jacamar]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Laventan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Laventan | Colombia | Galbula hylochoreutes (13750) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | Venezuela (Zulia) | Malacoptila sp. (63515) |