IRMNG - Aves

IRMNG taxon details

Aves

IRMNG_ID

1142 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1142)

Classification

Authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Status

accepted

Rank

Class

Parent

Tetrapoda

Direct children (103)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

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Order Accipitriformes
Order Aepyornithiformes †
Order Alexornithiformes †
Order Ambiortiformes †
Order Anseriformes
Order Apodiformes
Order Apterygiformes
Order Archaeopterygiformes †
Order Ardeiformes
Order Aves incertae sedis †
Order Bucerotiformes
Order Caprimulgiformes
Order Cariamiformes
Order Casuariiformes
Order Cathartiformes
Order Cathayornithiformes †
Order Chaoyangiformes †
Order Charadriiformes
Order Charadriimorphae incertae sedis
Order Ciconiiformes
Order Coliiformes
Order Columbiformes
Order Confuciusornithiformes †
Order Coraciiformes
Order Cuculiformes
Order Cypselomorphae incertae sedis
Order Diatrymiformes †
Order Dinornithiformes †
Order Enantiornithes incertae sedis †
Order Enantiornithiformes †
Order Eoenantiornithiformes †
Order Euenantiornithes incertae sedis †
Order Falconiformes
Order Galliformes
Order Gansuiformes †
Order Gastornithiformes †
Order Gaviiformes
Family Gobioolithidae Mikhailov, 1996 †
Order Gobipterygiformes †
Order Gruiformes
Order Hesperornithiformes †
Order Iberomesornithiformes †
Order Ichthyornithiformes †
Genus Janavis Benito, Kuo, Widrig, Jagt & Field, 2022 †
Order Jeholornithiformes †
Order Liaoningornithiformes †
Order Limnornithiformes †
Order Lithornithiformes †
Order Longipterygiformes †
Genus Lumbrerornis Bertelli et al., 2024 †
Genus Lutavis Mayr & Kitchener, 2022 †
Family Medioolithidae Kohring & Hirsch, 1996 †
Family Morsoravidae Mayr, 2023 †
Order Mystiornithiformes †
Order Neognathae incertae sedis
Genus Oculudentavis Xing, O'Connor, Schmitz, Chiappe, McKellar, Yi & Li, 2020 †
Order Omnivoropterygiformes †
Order Opisthocomiformes
Family Ornitholithidae Dughi & Sirugue, 1962 †
Order Ornithothoraces incertae sedis
Order Ornithuromorpha incertae sedis †
Order Palaeocursornithiformes †
Order Pangalliformes incertae sedis
Order Panpsittaciformes incertae sedis
Genus Parvoolithus Mikhailov, 1996 †
Order Passeriformes
Order Patagopteryformes †
Order Pelecaniformes
Order Phaethontiformes
Order Phoenicopteriformes
Order Piciformes
Genus Plagioolithus Imai & Azuma, 2015 †
Order Podicipediformes
Order Praeornithiformes †
Order Procellariiformes
Order Psittaciformes
Order Pygostylia incertae sedis †
Order Remiornithiformes †
Order Rheiformes
Order Sandcoleiformes †
Order Sphenisciformes
Order Stereornithes †
Order Strigiformes
Genus Struthiolithus Brandt, 1872 †
Order Struthioniformes
Genus Styloolithus Varricchio & Barta, 2014 †
Genus Sulcitarsus Mayr & Kitchener, 2024 †
Order Suliformes
Order Tinamiformes
Genus Tristratioolithus Bravo, Sevilla & Barroso-Barcenilla, 2018 †
Order Trogoniformes
Order Upupiformes
Order Vegaviiformes †
Genus Waltonavis Mayr & Kitchener, 2022 †
Family Xenaviculidae Mayr & Kitchener, 2024 †
Order Yandangithformes †
Order Yanornithiformes †
Family Zealandornithidae Worthy, Scofield, Salisbury, Hand, De Pietri & Archer, 2022 †
Order Aves (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Order Carinatae (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Order Palaeognathae (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Order Columbiiformes accepted as Columbiformes
Order Colymbiformes accepted as Podicipediformes

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Treated as a subclass of Reptilia in Ruggiero et al., 2015; Catalogue of Life, 2021 maintains as class but deprecates Reptilia...

Taxonomic remark Treated as a subclass of Reptilia in Ruggiero et al., 2015; Catalogue of Life, 2021 maintains as class but deprecates Reptilia at class level, raising the latter's component extant orders i.e. Crocodylia, Sphenodontia, Squamata and Testudines to separate classes. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Aves. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1142 on 2025-07-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2017-04-23 06:50:01Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2023-09-21 08:27:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

additional source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
note: as subclass of Reptilia [details]

Unreviewed

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