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Toucans
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...make up the family Ramphastidae. Toucans are in the order Piciformes, which also includes the woodpeckers. Toucans range from...two backward. This is the characteristic arrangement in the Piciformes, including the toucans. The toucanets are even smaller...
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Barbets
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...genera. These comprise the family Capitonidae, in the order Piciformes, which also contains the woodpeckers, toucans, and their...around the base of their beak. Like other birds in the order Piciformes, the barbets have short but strong legs, and feet on which...
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woodpecker
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and New World woodpeckers. The woodpecker family also includes the Old World wryneck , which does not peck wood. Woodpeckers are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Picidae.
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toucan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the mountain forests of South America. Toucans are gregarious and, like the woodpeckers, nest in cavities. Toucans are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Rhamphastidae.
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wryneck
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...unlined tree holes, where they lay their glossy, pure white eggs. The young are blind and featherless at birth. Wrynecks are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Picidae.
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Puffbirds
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Puffbirds Puffbirds are 32 species of birds that make up the family Bucconidae. This family is in the order Piciformes, which also contains the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, jacamars, and honey-guides. Puffbirds are native to lowland tropical...
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piculet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...tree-hole nests. Both mates share in incubation and in the care of the young, which are blind and featherless. Piculets are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Picidae.
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ivory-billed woodpecker
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of the S United States and in Cuba. Ivory-billed woodpeckers are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Picidae. Bibliography: See T. Gallagher, The Grail Bird (2005).
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honeyguide
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...special needle-sharp bill hooks; they are then able to consume all the food brought by their foster parents. Honeyguides are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Indicatoridae.
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