Corcoracidae

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Corcoracidae is a small family of Australian passerine birds known for their cooperative breeding behavior and complex social structures.

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Label Occurrences
Corcoracidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
biogeographicRealm Australasian realm
bodySize medium-sized passerines
breedingBehavior cooperative breeding
characteristicBehavior strong group cohesion
use of mud in nest construction
class Aves
commonName Australian mud-nest builders
diet omnivorous
distribution eastern Australia
south-eastern Australia
firstDescribedAsFamilyBy Richard Bowdler Sharpe
foragingStratum ground
genus Corcorax melanorhamphos
surface form: Corcorax

Struthidea
geographicEndemism endemic to Australia
groupSize often large family groups
hasCommonNameForSpecies apostlebird
white-winged chough
kingdom Animalia
memberSpecies Corcorax melanorhamphos
Struthidea cinerea
movementPattern mostly sedentary
nativeTo Australia
nestType mud nest
numberOfGenera 2
numberOfSpecies 2
order Passeriformes
parentalCare biparental care
helper-at-the-nest system
phylum Chordata
plumageColoration predominantly dark plumage
recognizedBy Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
International Ornithologists' Union
surface form: International Ornithologists Union
reproductiveSystem socially monogamous with cooperative groups
socialBehavior cooperative care of young
group foraging
socialStructure complex social groups
suborder Passeri
superfamily Corvoidea
taxonRank family
typicalHabitat farmland
open woodland
shrubland
vocalization complex social calls
loud calls

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Aves hasSubgroup Corcoracidae