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.

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Label Occurrences
Maluridae canonical 2

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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

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Aves hasSubgroup Maluridae
Meliphagoidea containsTaxon Maluridae