Maluridae
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Maluridae is a family of small, often brightly colored passerine birds commonly known as fairywrens, grasswrens, and emu-wrens, native primarily to Australia and nearby regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maluridae canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Meliphagidae
ⓘ
Acanthizidae ⓘ
surface form:
Pardalotidae
|
| commonName |
emu-wrens
ⓘ
fairywrens ⓘ grasswrens ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | varies by species ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
|
| foragingStratum | low vegetation ⓘ |
| geologicalOriginRegion | Australian continent ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid scrub
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ heathlands ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| hasMemberGenus |
Amytornis
ⓘ
Chenorhamphus ⓘ Clytomyias ⓘ Malurus ⓘ Shodhania ⓘ Sipodotus ⓘ Stipiturus ⓘ |
| infraorder |
Meliphagoidea
ⓘ
surface form:
Meliphagides
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| matingSystem | socially monogamous with frequent extra-pair copulations ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ nearby Australasian islands ⓘ |
| nestType | domed or ball-shaped nests in dense cover ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
complex social behavior
ⓘ
cooperative breeding in many species ⓘ long tails in many species ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | often brightly colored ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
International Ornithologists' Union
ⓘ
surface form:
International Ornithologists Union
|
| reproduction | altricial young ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | strong in plumage coloration ⓘ |
| songBehavior | vocal and active ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Meliphagoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Malurus ⓘ |
| typicalSpeciesCommonName | superb fairywren ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.