Certhioidea
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Certhioidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes treecreepers, gnatcatchers, and related insectivorous species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Certhioidea canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird superfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicBehavior |
bark-gleaning for insects
ⓘ
foliage-gleaning for insects ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | certhioid superfamily ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Afrotropical
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrotropics
Australasian realm ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
Indomalayan realm ⓘ
surface form:
Indomalaya
Nearctic ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
Palearctic realm ⓘ
surface form:
Palearctic
|
| ecologicalRole |
forest insectivores
ⓘ
insect population control ⓘ |
| eggColor | white with speckles in many species ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Certhia
ⓘ
surface form:
Certhia familiaris
Polioptila caerulea ⓘ Sitta ⓘ
surface form:
Sitta europaea
|
| higherClassification |
Passerida
ⓘ
surface form:
Passerida clade
|
| includes |
Certhiidae
ⓘ
Polioptilidae ⓘ Sittidae ⓘ Tichodromidae ⓘ gnatcatchers ⓘ nuthatches ⓘ treecreepers ⓘ wallcreeper ⓘ |
| infraorder | Passerida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
slender decurved bills in many species
ⓘ
strong feet and claws for climbing in many species ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylogeneticBasis | molecular studies of passerine relationships ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World
ⓘ
International Ornithologists' Union ⓘ
surface form:
International Ornithologists Union
|
| relatedTo |
Muscicapoidea
ⓘ
Sylvioidea ⓘ |
| reproduction | builds cup or cavity nests ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| typeOf | passerine superfamily ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small birds ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls and songs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.