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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fringillidae canonical | 22 |
| 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fringillinae