Aequorlitornithes

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Aequorlitornithes is a major avian clade that unites penguins and various other primarily aquatic or shoreline birds based on shared evolutionary ancestry.

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Label Occurrences
Aequorlitornithes canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf avian clade ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
definedBy molecular phylogenetic analyses ⓘ
evolutionaryRelationship forms a clade distinct from landbird clades within Neoaves ⓘ
unites penguins with other water-associated birds ⓘ
hasCharacteristic adaptations for swimming or diving ⓘ
evolutionary origin in or near marine environments ⓘ
primarily aquatic lifestyle ⓘ
shoreline habitat use ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole important components of coastal ecosystems ⓘ
important marine and freshwater predators ⓘ
hasMemberTrait many species are piscivorous ⓘ
many species have webbed or lobed feet ⓘ
many species nest on coasts or islands ⓘ
hasSynonym Aequornithes sensu lato ⓘ
linked to: Aequornithes
higherClassification Neoaves ⓘ
includes Alcidae ⓘ
Charadriiformes ⓘ
Eurypygiformes ⓘ
Gaviiformes ⓘ
Laridae ⓘ
Mirandornithes ⓘ
Phaethontiformes ⓘ
Procellariiformes ⓘ
Sphenisciformes ⓘ
auks ⓘ
flamingos ⓘ
grebes ⓘ
gulls ⓘ
loons ⓘ
penguins ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
terns ⓘ
tropicbirds ⓘ
tubenoses ⓘ
waders ⓘ
isA group of birds ⓘ
isPartOf Neoaves ⓘ
core water birds ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Latin words related to water and shore birds ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
taxonomicRank clade ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sphenisciformes → clade → Aequorlitornithes ⓘ