Donacobiidae

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Donacobiidae is a small family of New World passerine birds, best known for the Donacobius species found in wetland habitats of South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
clade Passeri
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName donacobiids NERFINISHED
containsTaxon Donacobius NERFINISHED
diet insectivorous
distribution New World NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
endemicTo Neotropics NERFINISHED
foragingStratum dense waterside vegetation
geographicRange Amazon Basin NERFINISHED
tropical South America
historicallyPlacedIn Troglodytidae NERFINISHED
Turdidae NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalCharacteristic contrasting plumage
long tail
strong legs
notableSpecies Donacobius atricapilla NERFINISHED
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
primaryHabitatType freshwater wetlands
recognizedAsDistinctFamily 20th century
reproductiveBehavior cooperative breeding
taxonomicRank family
typicalHabitat marshes
swamps
wetlands
vernacularName black-capped donacobius family
vocalization loud duets

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Sylvioidea containsTaxon Donacobiidae