Platyrinchidae

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Platyrinchidae is a family of small Neotropical passerine birds known as flatbills, characterized by their broad, flattened bills and insectivorous habits in forested habitats.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Platyrinchidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
belongsTo Neotropical passerine birds
characteristic broad flattened bill
flycatching behavior
small body size
class Aves
clutchSize 2 eggs
commonName flatbills
diet insects
distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
eggColor white with brown or gray markings
etymology derived from Greek "platys" (broad) and "rhynchos" (bill) via type genus Platyrinchus
feedingBehavior insectivorous
firstDescribedBy Philip Lutley Sclater
firstDescriptionYear 1888
foragingStratum low to mid forest levels
geographicRealm Neotropical realm
habitat forest understory
subtropical forests
tropical forests
higherClassification Tyrant flycatcher-like passerines
includesGenus Calyptura
Neopipo
Platyrinchus
infraorder Tyrannides
linked to: Tyranni
kingdom Animalia
languageOfName New Latin
morphologicalAdaptation broad bill adapted for aerial insect capture
nativeTo Central America
South America
southern Mexico
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
reproductiveBehavior builds cup-shaped nests
suborder Tyranni
superfamily Tyrannoidea
taxonRank family
typeGenus Platyrinchus
vocalization simple high-pitched calls

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

Tyrannoidea includes Platyrinchidae
Tyranni includesTaxon Platyrinchidae