Mitrospingidae

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Mitrospingidae is a small family of Neotropical passerine birds that was formerly grouped with tanagers but is now recognized as distinct based on genetic and morphological evidence.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mitrospingidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
belongsToClade Neotropical passerines
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
birdGroup passerine birds
class Aves
commonName mitrospingid tanagers
containsGenus Lamprospiza
Mitrospingus
Orthogonys
diagnosedBy cranial morphology
distinct bill morphology
plumage characteristics
distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
etymologyContains Mitrospingus (type genus)
feedingGuild partly frugivorous
primarily insectivorous
formerlyConsidered tanager family
formerPlacement Thraupidae
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
hasMemberSpeciesCount few species
higherClassification Passeriformes
infraorder Passerida
isMonophyletic true
kingdom Animalia
languageOfName New Latin
nativeTo Central America
South America
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
recognizedAsDistinctBasedOn genetic evidence
morphological evidence
recognizedAsDistinctBy American Ornithological Society
International Ornithologists’ Union
molecular phylogenetic studies
recognizedIn modern avian classifications
sizeDescriptor small family
suborder Passeri
superfamily Emberizoidea
taxonomicRank family

How these facts were elicited

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

Tanagridae sensu lato includes Mitrospingidae