Timaliidae
E179379
Timaliidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as babblers, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timaliidae canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
babbler family
ⓘ
babblers ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
ⓘ
Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1827 ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| foundInBiome |
subtropical forest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest
ⓘ
scrub ⓘ undergrowth ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
often skulking
ⓘ
short rounded wings ⓘ soft plumage ⓘ strong legs ⓘ |
| hasMemberGenus |
Alcippe
ⓘ
Cyanoderma ⓘ Garrulax ⓘ Macronus ⓘ Mixornis ⓘ Pellorneum ⓘ Pomatorhinus ⓘ Schoeniparus ⓘ Stachyris ⓘ Timalia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Timalia ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
egg-laying
ⓘ
nest-building ⓘ |
| scientificName | Timaliidae self-link ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
often in flocks ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Timalia ⓘ |
| typicalSize |
medium-sized
ⓘ
small ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex songs
ⓘ
loud calls ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.