Donacobiidae

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Donacobiidae is a small family of New World passerine birds, best known for the Donacobius species found in wetland habitats of South America.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Donacobiidae canonical 1
donacobiids 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
clade Passeri
class Aves
commonName donacobiids
linked to: Donacobiidae
containsTaxon Donacobius
diet insectivorous
distribution New World
South America
endemicTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
foragingStratum dense waterside vegetation
geographicRange Amazon Basin
tropical South America
historicallyPlacedIn Troglodytidae
Turdidae
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalCharacteristic contrasting plumage
long tail
strong legs
notableSpecies Donacobius atricapilla
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
primaryHabitatType freshwater wetlands
recognizedAsDistinctFamily 20th century
reproductiveBehavior cooperative breeding
taxonomicRank family
typicalHabitat marshes
swamps
wetlands
vernacularName black-capped donacobius family
vocalization loud duets

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Sylvioidea containsTaxon Donacobiidae
Donacobiidae commonName donacobiids
linked to: Donacobiidae