Suliformes
order of birds
Suliformes is an order of aquatic birds. In the order, there are adaptations of the feet, which make them good at swimming: there's a thin layer of skin between the toes.
| Suliformes Temporal range: Eocene - present
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| Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Aequornithes |
| Order: | Suliformes Sharpe, 1891 |
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The order contains the following families:
- Sulidae, the gannets and boobies
- Fregatidae, the Frigatebirds
- Phalacrocoracidae, the Cormorants.
- Anhingidae, commonly known as darters.
