Meliphagoidea
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Meliphagoidea is a superfamily of passerine birds that includes honeyeaters and related nectar-feeding species primarily found in Australasia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meliphagoidea canonical | 4 |
| Meliphagides | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird superfamily
ⓘ
clade of passerine birds ⓘ taxonomic superfamily ⓘ |
| characteristicBehavior |
insect-gleaning
ⓘ
nectar-feeding ⓘ |
| characteristicMorphology |
brush-tipped tongues in many species
ⓘ
slender decurved bills in many species ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Acanthizidae
ⓘ
Cinclosomatidae ⓘ Dasyornithidae ⓘ Maluridae ⓘ Meliphagidae ⓘ Orthonychidae ⓘ Pardalotidae ⓘ Petroicidae ⓘ Pomatostomidae ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
Australia ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| higherTaxon | Corvida ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
Australasian robin family
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasian robins
Australian warblers ⓘ bristlebirds ⓘ emuwrens ⓘ fairywrens ⓘ gerygones ⓘ grasswrens ⓘ honeyeaters ⓘ jewel-babblers ⓘ logrunners ⓘ pardalotes ⓘ pseudo-babblers ⓘ quail-thrushes ⓘ thornbills ⓘ |
| infraclass | Neognathae ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Australasian radiation of passerines ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
forests
ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superorder | Neoaves ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Meliphagides