Tityridae

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Tityridae is a family of New World suboscine passerine birds that includes tityras, becards, and related species, known for their varied vocalizations and predominantly forest-dwelling habits.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tityridae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
breedingSite trees
clade suboscines
class Aves
commonName tityras and allies
communication calls
song
contains Iodopleura
Laniisoma
Laniocera
Pachyramphus
Schiffornis
Tityra
Xenopsaris
diet frugivorous
insectivorous
distribution New World
foragingStratum canopy
midstory
geographicZone Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
includesCommonNameGroup becards
mourners
purpletufts
tityras
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly resident
nativeRange Central America
South America
southern North America
nestType domed nests
open cup nests
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumagePattern often contrasting black, white, and gray
previouslyClassifiedIn Cotingidae
Tyrannidae
reclassificationBasis molecular phylogenetic studies
morphological evidence
recognizedBy American Ornithological Society
International Ornithologists Union
sexualDimorphism present in some species
suborder Tyranni
taxonRank family
typicalHabitat canopy
forest edges
forests
woodlands
vocalization varied vocal repertoire

How these facts were elicited

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

Tyrannoidea includes Tityridae
Tyranni includesTaxon Tityridae