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Otidiformes

Reptilia - Otidiformes

Taxonomy
Otidiformes was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Neornithes by Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Otidiformes Wagler
2014Otidiformes del Hoyo et al.
2017Otidiformes Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderOtidiformesWagler 1830
orderOtidiformesWagler 1830

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. Otidiformes Wagler 1830
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Fm. Otididae Gray 1840
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G. Afrotis Gray 1855 [bustards]
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Afrotis afra Linnaeus 1766 [Southern black bustard]
Afrotis afraoides Smith 1831 [Northern black bustard]
G. Ardeotis Le Maout 1853 [bustards]
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Ardeotis arabs Linnaeus 1758 [Arabian bustard]
Ardeotis kori Burchell 1822 [Kori bustard]
Ardeotis nigriceps Vigors 1831 [Great indian bustard]
G. Chlamydotis Lesson 1839
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Chlamydotis mesetaria Sánchez Marco 1990
Chlamydotis pliodeserti Serebrovs'kyj 1941
Chlamydotis undulata von Jacquin 1784 [Houbara bustard]
G. Heterotetrax Sharpe 1894 [bustard]
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Heterotetrax vigorsii Smith 1831 [Karoo bustard]
G. †Miootis Umans'ka 1979
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Miootis compactus Umans'ka 1979
G. Neotis Sharpe 1893
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Neotis denhami Children and Vigors 1826 [Denham's bustard]
G. Otis Linnaeus 1758
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Otis affinis Lydekker 1891
Otis agilis Milne-Edwards 1871
Otis bessarabensis Kessler and Gál 1996
Otis lambrechti Kretzoi 1941
Otis paratetrax Bocheński and Kuročkin 1987
Otis tarda Linnaeus 1758 [great bustard]
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Invalid names: Otis brevipes Gibel 1847 [synonym]
G. Tetrax Forster 1817
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Tetrax tetrax Linnaeus 1758 [little bustard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available