Cavitaves
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| Rufous-necked hornbill, Aceros nipalensis at nesting cavity | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Coraciimorphae |
| Clade: | Cavitaves Ericson, 2012 |
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Cavitaves is a clade that contain the order Trogoniformes (trogons) and the clade Picocoraciae (a large assemblage of birds that includes woodpeckers, kingfishers and trogons).[1][2][3][4][5][6] The name refers to the fact that the majority of them nest in cavities.
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References
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