Australaves

Nowadays, Australaves has become a topic of great importance in modern society. Its relevance ranges from personal aspects to global issues, impacting the daily lives of people, companies and governments. Interest in Australaves has been increasing in recent years, due to its influence in different areas, such as politics, technology, culture and the environment. In this article, we will explore the various facets of Australaves and discuss its impact today, as well as possible solutions and strategies to address its challenges.

Australaves
Temporal range:
Early Eocene - Holocene, Possibly an earlier origin based on molecular clock
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Telluraves
Clade: Australaves
Ericson, 2012
Clades

Australaves is a recently defined clade of birds, consisting of the Eufalconimorphae (passerines, parrots and falcons) as well as the Cariamiformes (including seriemas and the extinct "terror birds"). They appear to be the sister group of Afroaves. As in the case of Afroaves, the most basal clades have predatory extant members, suggesting this was the ancestral lifestyle; however, some researchers like Darren Naish are skeptical of this assessment, since some extinct representatives such as the herbivorous Strigogyps led other lifestyles. Basal parrots and falcons are at any rate vaguely crow-like and probably omnivorous.

Australaves

Cladogram of Telluraves relationships based on Kuhl et al. (2020) and Braun & Kimball (2021)

References

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