Tyrannidae
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Tyrannidae is a large family of New World passerine birds commonly known as tyrant flycatchers, characterized by their insectivorous habits and often aggressive territorial behavior.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tyrannidae canonical | 6 |
| Tyrannida | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
aerial insect foraging
ⓘ
aggressive territorial defense ⓘ sallying from perches ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | suboscine passerines ⓘ |
| characteristic | insectivorous ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | tyrant flycatchers ⓘ |
| diet | insects ⓘ |
| distribution | New World ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | aerial insect predator ⓘ |
| eggColor | white or speckled ⓘ |
| etymology | name refers to aggressive or tyrant-like behavior ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
open country with scattered trees ⓘ savannas ⓘ scrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Contopus
ⓘ
Contopus virens ⓘ Elaenia ⓘ Empidonax ⓘ Acadian flycatcher ⓘ
surface form:
Empidonax traillii
Legatus ⓘ Machetornis ⓘ Myiarchus ⓘ Myiarchus ⓘ
surface form:
Myiarchus crinitus
Myiodynastes ⓘ Pitangus ⓘ Pitangus sulphuratus ⓘ Pyrocephalus ⓘ Pyrocephalus ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Sayornis ⓘ Sayornis phoebe ⓘ Tyrannus ⓘ Tyrannus forficatus ⓘ Tyrannus tyrannus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | many species migratory in temperate regions ⓘ |
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
broad flattened bill
ⓘ
generally plain plumage ⓘ well-developed rictal bristles ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | mobbing larger birds such as hawks and crows ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | builds open cup nests ⓘ |
| suborder | Tyranni ⓘ |
| superfamily | Tyrannoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| vocalizationType | simple vocal repertoire compared to oscines ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tyrannida