Ciconiiformes

order of birds
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q21716
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Ciconiiformes

Summary

Ciconiiformes is a monotypic taxon[1]. Ciconiiformes ranks in the top 2% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ciconiiformes's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Ciconiiformes is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Ciconiiformes is classified within Aequornithes[5].
  • Ciconiiformes's scientific name is Ciconiiformes[6].
  • Ciconiiformes is a type of bird[7].
  • Ciconiiformes's Commons category is recorded as Ciconiiformes[8].
  • Ciconiiformes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ciconiiformes[9].
  • Ciconiiformes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Ciconiiformes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Ciconiiformes's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Ciconiiformes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Ciconiiformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'storker'}[14].
  • Ciconiiformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'močvirniki'}[15].
  • Ciconiiformes's different from is recorded as Ciconiiformes according to Sibley[16].
  • Ciconiiformes's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ciconiiformes is Ciconiiformes[6]. Ciconiiformes is classified at the rank of order[4]. Ciconiiformes is classified within Aequornithes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'storker'}[14] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'močvirniki'}[15].

Identifiers

Ciconiiformes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3726[18]. Ciconiiformes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8920[19]. Ciconiiformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7981[20]. Ciconiiformes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 839[21]. Ciconiiformes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174770[22].

Why It Matters

Ciconiiformes ranks in the top 2% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2] Ciconiiformes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Ciconiiformes is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of monotypic taxon
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1805217
    Taxon range Brazil
    Different from Ciconiiformes according to Sibley
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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