Onychorhynchidae
E673389
Onychorhynchidae is a small family of New World passerine birds best known for the royal flycatchers, which have distinctive, colorful fan-shaped crests.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.