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Coraciidae (roller)
Taxonomy
Coraciidae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000).
It was assigned to Coracioidea by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Clarke et al. (2009); to Coraciiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Coracii by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988) and Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Coracioidea by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Clarke et al. (2009); to Coraciiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Coracii by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988) and Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1825 | Coraciidae Vigors |
| 1933 | Coraciidae Lambrecht p. 627 |
| 1988 | Coraciidae Carroll |
| 2000 | Coraciidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré p. 544 |
| 2007 | Coraciidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2009 | Coraciidae Clarke et al. p. 597 |
| 2014 | Coraciidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Coraciidae Clements et al. |
| 2022 | Coraciidae Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.4 |
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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.
Fm. Coraciidae Vigors 1825 [roller]
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G. Coracias Linnaeus 1758 [roller]
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Coracias caudatus Linnaeus 1766 [Lilac-breasted roller]
Coracias garrulus Linnaeus 1758 [European roller]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available