Ciconiiformes
order of birds
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Summary
Ciconiiformes is a monotypic taxon[1]. Ciconiiformes ranks in the top 2% of monotypic taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (992 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: order[3]
- Parent taxon: Aequornithes[4]
- Taxon name: Ciconiiformes[5]
- Subclass of: bird[6]
- Commons category: Ciconiiformes[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ciconiiformes[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Taxon common name: storker[13], močvirniki[14]
- Different from: Ciconiiformes according to Sibley[15]
- Taxon range: Brazil[16]
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Identifiers
Ciconiiformes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3726[17]. Ciconiiformes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8920[18]. Ciconiiformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7981[19]. Ciconiiformes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 839[20]. Ciconiiformes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174770[21].
Why It Matters
Ciconiiformes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Ciconiiformes is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]