Fringillidae
E38510
Fringillidae is a large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as true finches, found worldwide and noted for their stout conical bills adapted for seed eating.
Aliases (1)
- Fringillinae ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
→
clade → taxon → |
| characteristic |
bill adapted for seed eating
→
stout conical bill → |
| class | Aves → |
| commonName |
finches
→
true finches → |
| contains |
Carduelinae
→
Euphoniinae → Fringillidae →
surface form: "Fringillinae"
|
| describedAs | large family of small to medium-sized passerine birds → |
| distribution | worldwide → |
| ecologicalRole |
important components of woodland bird communities
→
seed dispersers → |
| habitat |
forests
→
grasslands → scrublands → urban areas → woodlands → |
| includes |
Acanthis flammea
→
Carduelis carduelis → Carduelis chloris → Coccothraustes coccothraustes → Fringilla coelebs → Fringilla montifringilla → Haemorhous cassinii → Haemorhous mexicanus → Haemorhous purpureus → Loxia curvirostra → Pyrrhula pyrrhula → Serinus serinus → Spinus spinus → |
| infraorder | Passerida → |
| kingdom | Animalia → |
| morphology |
pointed wings
→
strong legs and feet → |
| order | Passeriformes → |
| phylogeneticGroup |
core Passeroidea
→
oscine passerines → |
| phylum | Chordata → |
| reproduction |
build cup-shaped nests
→
lay clutches of several eggs → |
| suborder | Passeri → |
| taxonRank | family → |
| typeGenus | Fringilla → |
| typicalDiet |
plant material
→
seeds → |
| typicalSize | small to medium-sized birds → |
| vocalization |
complex songs
→
varied calls → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Fringillinae"