Aequorlitornithes

Aequorlitornithes; Temporal range:
	Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Neoaves
Clade:	Aequorlitornithes; Prum et al., 2015
Clades
	Charadriiformes; Mirandornithes; Phaethoquornithes;

Aequorlitornithes is a clade of waterbirds recovered in a comprehensive genomic systematic study using nearly 200 species in 2015. It contains the clades Charadriiformes (waders and shorebirds), Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) and Phaethoquornithes (Eurypygimorphae and Aequornithes). Previous studies have found different placement for the clades in the tree.

Aequorlitornithes

	Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes)

	Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

Phaethoquornithes

	Eurypygimorphae (sunbittern, kagu and tropicbirds)

	Aequornithes (loons, penguins, herons, pelicans, storks, etc)

A 2024 study used Aequorlitornithes for a similar clade, which they recovered as part of Aquaterraves. This clade also included Opisthocomiformes and excluded Charadriiformes, which they recovered in Litusilvanae, a novel clade within Aquaterraves, which also included Gruiformes and Caprimulgimorphae.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.