Conopophagidae

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Conopophagidae is a small family of Neotropical passerine birds known as gnateaters, characterized by their ground-dwelling habits and insectivorous diet in forest understories.

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Label Occurrences
Conopophagidae canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
approximateNumberOfSpecies 10
behavior ground-dwelling
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName gnateaters
describedAs small family of passerine birds
diet insects
distribution Central America NERFINISHED
Neotropics NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole insect predator
understory specialist
eggClutchSize 2 eggs
feedingBehavior insectivorous
foragingMethod gleaning
sallying from low perches
foragingStratum ground
low understory
habitat forest understory
subtropical forest
tropical forest
hasGenus Conopophaga NERFINISHED
Pittasoma NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalCharacteristic cryptic plumage
short rounded wings
short tail
stout bill
strong legs
movementPattern mostly sedentary
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumageColoration brown
gray
rufous
relatedTo Formicariidae NERFINISHED
Rhinocryptidae NERFINISHED
reproductiveBehavior biparental care
cup nest
scientificName Conopophagidae NERFINISHED
suborder Tyranni
taxonRank family
vocalization repeated phrases
simple songs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tyrannoidea includes Conopophagidae
Suboscines includesFamily Conopophagidae