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Balaeniceps

bird genus

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classification debate

  • Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis).
    In ciconiiform: Critical appraisal

    …the order involves the genus Balaeniceps, which was at one time placed in the order Pelecaniformes. Although much osteological evidence continues to support its close relationship to the pelecaniforms, some authorities attribute the resemblances to convergent evolution. Also still unresolved is the possibility that New World vultures (Cathartidae) are indeed…

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