Onychorhynchidae

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Onychorhynchidae is a small family of New World passerine birds best known for the royal flycatchers, which have distinctive, colorful fan-shaped crests.

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Label Occurrences
Onychorhynchidae canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
behavior perch-gleaning for insects
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm NERFINISHED
clade Passerides NERFINISHED
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName royal flycatcher family NERFINISHED
containsGenus Onychorhynchus NERFINISHED
containsSpecies Onychorhynchus coronatus NERFINISHED
Onychorhynchus mexicanus NERFINISHED
Onychorhynchus occidentalis NERFINISHED
Onychorhynchus swainsoni NERFINISHED
crestCharacteristic erectile fan-shaped crest
crestColor brightly colored
diet insectivorous
distribution Central America NERFINISHED
Neotropics NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole aerial insect predator
eggColor spotted eggs
foragingStrategy flycatching
geographicQualifier New World NERFINISHED
habitat forest edges
riparian forest
tropical lowland forest
higherClassification Tyrant-flycatcher and allies
infraorder Tyrannides NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalTrait broad flat bill
cryptic brownish plumage when crest folded
relatively long tail
namedAfter genus Onychorhynchus
notableFor royal flycatchers with colorful fan-shaped crests
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
range New World tropics NERFINISHED
recognizedBy HBW and BirdLife International as a separate family
International Ornithologists Union (IOC) as a separate family
reproductiveBehavior cup nest builders
suborder Tyranni
taxonomicNote sometimes placed within Tyrannidae by some authorities
taxonomicStatus small bird family
typeGenus Onychorhynchus NERFINISHED
vocalization high-pitched calls

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Tyrannoidea includes Onychorhynchidae