Acanthisitti

E33445

bird suborder taxon

Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.

Aliases (3)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird suborder → taxon →
belongsToClade	Oscines → Passeri →
characteristic	insectivorous diet → poor flight ability in several species → terrestrial habits in many species → very small body size →
commonName	New Zealand wrens suborder →
contains	Acanthisittidae →
containsTaxon	Acanthisitta chloris → Dendroscansor decurvirostris → Kuiornis indicator → Pachyplichas jagmi → Pachyplichas yaldwyni → Traversia lyalli → Xenicus gilviventris → Xenicus longipes →
containsTaxonRank	family →
country	New Zealand →
describedAs	ancient suborder of passerine birds → basal passerine lineage → evolutionarily distinct passerine lineage → small suborder of passerine birds →
distribution	endemic to New Zealand →
evolutionaryStatus	early diverging passerine clade → relict lineage →
habitat	New Zealand alpine shrublands → New Zealand forests →
hasExtantSpecies	Acanthisitta chloris →
hasExtinctSpecies	Dendroscansor decurvirostris → Kuiornis indicator → Pachyplichas jagmi → Pachyplichas yaldwyni → Traversia lyalli → Xenicus gilviventris → Xenicus longipes →
isPartOf	Passeriformes →
notableFor	endemism to New Zealand → high evolutionary distinctiveness →
parentTaxon	Passeriformes →
phylogeneticPosition	sister to all other passerines in some analyses →
taxonRank	suborder →
threatStatus	many species extinct → remaining species conservation concern →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Acanthisitti ("Acanthisitta chloris") → Acanthisitti ("Dendroscansor decurvirostris") →	containsTaxon
Acanthisitti ("Acanthisittidae") →	contains
Acanthisitti ("Acanthisitta chloris") →	hasExtantSpecies
Acanthisitti ("Dendroscansor decurvirostris") →	hasExtinctSpecies
Passeriformes →	includes
Passeriformes →	suborder