Ptiliogonatidae

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Ptiliogonatidae is a small family of passerine birds known as silky-flycatchers, native to the Americas and characterized by their soft plumage and insectivorous habits.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ptiliogonatidae canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
belongsToSuborder Passeri
characterizedBy soft plumage
class Aves
commonName silky-flycatchers
diet insectivorous
flightStyle agile
geographicDistribution Central America
Mexico
northern South America
southwestern United States
hasCommonRepresentative Phainopepla nitens
linked to: Phainopepla

Phainoptila melanoxantha
linked to: Phainoptila

Ptiliogonys caudatus
linked to: Ptiliogonys

Ptiliogonys cinereus
linked to: Ptiliogonys
hasFeedingBehavior fruit eating
insect gleaning from foliage
hasNotableSpecies Phainopepla nitens
linked to: Phainopepla

Phainoptila melanoxantha
linked to: Phainoptila

Ptiliogonys caudatus
linked to: Ptiliogonys

Ptiliogonys cinereus
linked to: Ptiliogonys
includesGenus Phainopepla
Phainoptila
Ptiliogonys
Xenoligea
isPasserine true
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalCharacteristic long tail
often crested head
slender body
namedFor silky appearance of plumage
nativeTo Americas
Central America
North America
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumageTexture silky
reproduction oviparous
socialBehavior often found in small flocks
taxonRank family
typicalForagingBehavior aerial insect hawking
typicalHabitat forest edges
scrublands
woodlands

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Referenced by (5)

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

Bombycilloidea includesFamily Ptiliogonatidae
Ptiliogonys parentTaxon Ptiliogonatidae
Ptiliogonys family Ptiliogonatidae
Phainoptila family Ptiliogonatidae
Phainoptila melanoxantha family Ptiliogonatidae
subject linked to: Phainoptila