English: Mousebirds.
Clades:
Neognathae;
Aves;
Animals.
TaxonomyColiiformes are the sister group to the clade Eucavitaves, which includes the
Leptosomiformes (the cuckoo roller),
Trogoniformes (trogons),
Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes),
Piciformes (woodpeckers, toucans and barbets) and Coraciformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, motmots, and todies).
This group is now confined to sub-Saharan Africa, and it is the only bird order confined entirely to that continent, with the possible exception of turacos which are considered by some as the distinct Order
Musophagiformes, and the cuckoo roller, which is the only member of the order
Leptosomiformes. Mousebirds had a wider range in the Paleogene, with a widespread distribution in Europe and North America during the Paleocene.
FamiliesColiidae: Colius, Urocolius.