Piciformes

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes (2,057 genera / 9,672 species)
Infraclass: Eoaves
Parvclass: Picae
Order: Piciformes (51/355 – honeyguides, woodpeckers, wrynecks, Asian/African/New World barbets, toucans)

Infraorder: Picides
Family: Family Indicatoridae (4/17 – honeyguides)
Family: Picidae (28/215 – woodpeckers, wrynecks, piculets)
Infraorder: Ramphastides
Superfamily: Megalaimoidea
Family: Megalaimoidae (3.26 – Asian barbets)
Superfamily: Lybioidea
Family: Lybiidae (7/42 – African barbets)
Superfamily: Ramphastoidea
Family: Rhamphastidae (9/55)
Subfamily: Capitoninae (New World barbets)
Subfamily: Ramphastinae (toucans)

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