Suliformes

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
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Aequornithes
Order:	Suliformes Sharpe, 1891
Families
Sulidae Fregatidae Phalacrocoracidae Anhingidae †Plotopteridae

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.

The order contains the following families:

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