Knowra Coraciiformes Coraciiformes Coraciiformes is an order of birds that includes kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, and hornbills. Its members are generally characterized by strong bills and feet adapted to perching.
Kingfishers : Birds in the family Alcedinidae, many of which catch fish by diving from perches. They are the best-known family traditionally placed within Coraciiformes.
Piciformes : An order of birds that includes woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, and honeyguides. It is a neighboring bird order whose members were once grouped with Coraciiformes in broader schemes.
Diving bird : A bird that enters water to capture prey or forage beneath the surface. Many kingfishers dive headfirst to seize fish and other aquatic prey.
Bird evolution : The evolutionary history of birds from their theropod dinosaur ancestors to living diversity. Coraciiformes is one branch in the diversification of modern birds.
Bee-eaters : Birds in the family Meropidae that capture insects, especially bees and wasps, in flight. Their insect-catching specialization is one of the order’s distinctive branches.
Trogoniformes : An order containing trogons and quetzals, birds with distinctive plumage and foot structure. Trogons were historically associated with Coraciiformes but are classified separately.
Aerial insectivore : An animal that catches flying insects while airborne. Bee-eaters and rollers capture much of their prey in flight.
Fossil bird : An extinct bird known from preserved remains such as bones, feathers, or footprints. Fossils help trace when lineages related to living Coraciiformes appeared.
Rollers : Birds in the family Coraciidae, known for aerial displays and often vivid plumage. They are a principal family in the traditional circumscription of the order.
Cuculiformes : An order of birds that includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. Cuckoos were once included in broad assemblages of roller-like birds, but form a separate order.
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