Suliformes

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 50–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Aequornithes
Order:	Suliformes Sharpe, 1891
Families
Sulidae Fregatidae Phalacrocoracidae Anhingidae †Plotopteridae

The order contains the following families:

• Sulidae, the gannets and boobies
• Fregatidae, the Frigatebirds
• Phalacrocoracidae, the Cormorants.
• Anhingidae, commonly known as darters.