Eucavitaves Explained

Eucavitaves is a clade that contains the order Trogoniformes (trogons) and the clade Picocoraciae (a large assemblage of birds that includes woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills and hoopoes).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The name refers to the fact that the majority of them nest in cavities.

Cladogram of Eucavitaves relationships based on Jarvis, E.D. et al. (2014)^[6] with some clade names after Yuri, T. et al. (2013)^[7] and Kimball 2013.

Notes and References

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4. Yuri . T . 2013 . Parsimony and model-based analyses of indels in avian nuclear genes reveal congruent and incongruent phylogenetic signals . Biology . 2 . 1. 419–44 . 10.3390/biology2010419 . 24832669 . 4009869. free .
5. Kimball, R.T. et al. (2013) Identifying localized biases in large datasets: A case study using the Avian Tree of Life. Mol Phylogenet Evol.
6. Jarvis. E. D.. Mirarab. S.. Aberer. A. J.. Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds. Science. 2014. 346. 6215. 1320–1331. 10.1126/science.1253451. etal. 25504713. 4405904. 2014Sci...346.1320J.
7. Yuri . T. . etal . 2013 . Parsimony and Model-Based Analyses of Indels in Avian Nuclear Genes Reveal Congruent and Incongruent Phylogenetic Signals . Biology . 2 . 1. 419–444 . 10.3390/biology2010419 . 24832669 . 4009869. free .