Onychorhynchidae

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Onychorhynchidae is a small family of New World passerine birds best known for the royal flycatchers, which have distinctive, colorful fan-shaped crests.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Onychorhynchidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
behavior perch-gleaning for insects
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
clade Passerides
linked to: Passerida
class Aves
commonName royal flycatcher family
containsGenus Onychorhynchus
containsSpecies Onychorhynchus coronatus
linked to: Onychorhynchus

Onychorhynchus mexicanus
linked to: Onychorhynchus

Onychorhynchus occidentalis
linked to: Onychorhynchus

Onychorhynchus swainsoni
linked to: Onychorhynchus
crestCharacteristic erectile fan-shaped crest
crestColor brightly colored
diet insectivorous
distribution Central America
Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm

South America
ecologicalRole aerial insect predator
eggColor spotted eggs
foragingStrategy flycatching
geographicQualifier New World
habitat forest edges
riparian forest
tropical lowland forest
higherClassification Tyrant-flycatcher and allies
infraorder Tyrannides
linked to: Tyranni
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalTrait broad flat bill
cryptic brownish plumage when crest folded
relatively long tail
namedAfter genus Onychorhynchus
notableFor royal flycatchers with colorful fan-shaped crests
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
range New World tropics
linked to: New World
recognizedBy HBW and BirdLife International as a separate family
International Ornithologists Union (IOC) as a separate family
reproductiveBehavior cup nest builders
suborder Tyranni
taxonomicNote sometimes placed within Tyrannidae by some authorities
taxonomicStatus small bird family
typeGenus Onychorhynchus
vocalization high-pitched calls

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tyrannoidea includes Onychorhynchidae
Tyranni includesTaxon Onychorhynchidae