Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. This major radiation of water-adapted birds includes loons, penguins, and the remarkable tubenoses along with a variety of totipalmate and wading birds. ’s placement of foot-propelled loons as basal to the whole group and penguins and tubenoses as sister taxa.
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