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Ciconiiformes  
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174770

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Order  
  Synonym(s): Alcae
 
    Charadrii
 
    Charadriiformes
 
    Falconiformes
 
    Gaviiformes
 
    Lari
 
    Pelecaniformes
 
    Phoenicopteriformes
 
    Podicipediformes
 
    Procellariiformes
 
    Pterocletes
 
    Sphenisciformes
 
  Common Name(s): aigles [French]
  
    aigles pêcheurs [French]
  
    albatros [French]
  
    alcidés [French]
  
    Auks [English]
  
    cigognes [French]
  
    cormorans [French]
  
    éperviers [French]
  
    faucons [French]
  
    flamants [French]
  
    goélands [French]
  
    grèbes [French]
  
    Herons [English]
  
    hérons [French]
  
    huarts [French]
  
    huîtriers [French]
  
    ibis [French]
  
    Ibises [English]
  
    pélicans [French]
  
    Penguins [English]
  
    pétrels [French]
  
    pingouins [French]
  
    pluviers [French]
  
    Storks [English]
  
    totipalmés [French]
  
    tubinares [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete    
  Latest Record Review: 2004    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassAves  -- Birds, oiseaux  
             OrderCiconiiformes  -- aigles, aigles pêcheurs, albatros, alcidés, Auks, cigognes, cormorans, éperviers, faucons, flamants, goélands, grèbes, Herons, hérons, huarts, huîtriers, ibis, Ibises, pélicans, Penguins, pétrels, pingouins, pluviers, Storks, totipalmés, tubinares  
    Direct Children:  
                Family Accipitridae  -- aigles, buses, Eagles, éperviers, Hawks, Kites 
                Family Alcidae   
                Family Anhingidae  -- Darters 
                Family Ardeidae  -- Bitterns, Egrets, Herons 
                Family Burhinidae  -- Thick-knees 
                Family Charadriidae  -- Avocets, Oystercatchers, Plovers, Stilts 
                Family Chionididae   
                Family Ciconiidae  -- American Vultures 
                Family Diomedeidae  -- albatros, Albatrosses 
                Family Falconidae  -- Caracaras, Falcons 
                Family Fregatidae  -- Frigatebirds 
                Family Gaviidae  -- Divers, Loons 
                Family Glareolidae  -- Coursers, Pratincoles 
                Family Hydrobatidae  -- Storm Petrels 
                Family Jacanidae  -- Jacanas 
                Family Laridae  -- Auks, becs-en-ciseaux, goélands, guillemots, Guillemots, Gulls, labbes, mouettes, Murres, Puffins, sternes, Terns 
                Family Pedionomidae   
                Family Pelecanidae  -- Pelicans 
                Family Pelecanoididae  -- Diving Petrels 
                Family Phaethontidae  -- Tropicbirds 
                Family Phalacrocoracidae  -- Cormorants 
                Family Phoenicopteridae  -- Flamingos 
                Family Pluvianellidae   
                Family Podicipedidae  -- Grebes 
                Family Procellariidae  -- fulmars, Fulmars, Petrels, pétrels, Shearwaters 
                Family Pteroclididae  -- Sandgrouse 
                Family Rostratulidae   
                Family Sagittariidae   
                Family Scolopacidae  -- bécasseaux, Sandpipers 
                Family Scopidae   
                Family Spheniscidae  -- Penguins 
                Family Stercorariidae   
                Family Sulidae  -- Boobies, Gannets 
                Family Thinocoridae   
                Family Threskiornithidae  -- Ibises, Spoonbills 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes   
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: aigles [French], aigles pêcheurs [French], albatros [French], alcidés [French], cigognes [French], cormorans [French], éperviers [French], faucons [French], flamants [French], goélands [French], grèbes [French], hérons [French], huarts [French], huîtriers [French], ibis [French], pélicans [French], pétrels [French], pingouins [French], pluviers [French], totipalmés [French], tubinares [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, website (version 1998)  
  Acquired: 1998   
  Notes: Alan P. Peterson; http://www.zoonomen.net/   
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes, Herons   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dickinson, Edward C., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition   
  Page(s): 1039   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-11701-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ciconiiformes   
       

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