Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes Coraciiformes are a known as an unfamiliar, very colorful group of birds who have about ten different families within their group. Subsequently, the order of this group is divided into four suborders along with ten families. It begins with the Alcedines involving the kingfishers, todies, and motmots families (Association of Zoos and Aquariums ). The second suborder is known as Meropes covering the bee-eaters family, and next in this category is the Coracii involving the rollers, ground-rollers

latenised form of the name of the scientist who first described this species, English ornithologist John Gould. 2. Forest Kingfisher - Kingdom: Animala - Phylum: Chordata - Subphylum: Vertebrate - Informal: Gnathostomata - Class: Aves - Order: Coraciiformes - Family:

Green Bee-EaterGreen Bee-EaterGreen Bee-EaterGreen Bee-EaterGreen Bee-Eater Green Bee-Eater Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae Genus: Merops Scientific Name: Merops Orientalis Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Size (H): 16cm - 18cm (6.2in - 7in) Wing Span: 29cm - 30cm (11.4in - 11.8in) Weight: 15g - 20g (0.5oz - 0.7oz) Top Speed: 42km/h (26mph) Life Span: 12 - 18 years Lifestyle: Solitary Conservation Status: Least Concern Colour: Green, Orange, Blue

Animals that are born into this can spend most of their lives in cramped cages, with no room to exercise and play. Often times, the water and food provided for the puppies is contaminated, crawling with bugs. And most of the time the puppies can even be malnourished. Puppies in mills are found with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire cages, severe tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their eyes, which often lead to blindness. Living this unhealthy life is abuse

Anatomy A way to identify a fish is by their body structure, they have fins and a backbone. The anatomical adaptation of fins helps them survive and makes them and marine animal unique in that they use them to maintain their position, move, steer, and stop. Most fish have scales and breathe though gills. Most fish also have a mucus layer that helps them prevent infections. With in what we consider “fish,” there are many that don’t very much look like they are earth creatures. The strangest fish