Cnemophilinae

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Cnemophilinae is a subfamily of birds closely related to birds-of-paradise, comprising the unique and brightly colored cnemophiline birds found in New Guinea.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Cnemophilus 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird subfamily
taxonomic subfamily
breedingSystem non-lekking
clade Passeri NERFINISHED
class Aves
closelyRelatedTo Paradisaeidae NERFINISHED
commonName cnemophiline birds
satinbirds
conservationConcern habitat loss
containsGenus Cnemophilus NERFINISHED
Loboparadisea NERFINISHED
containsSpecies Cnemophilus loriae NERFINISHED
Cnemophilus macgregorii NERFINISHED
Loboparadisea sericea NERFINISHED
courtshipDisplay less elaborate than birds-of-paradise
diet frugivorous
insectivorous
distribution New Guinea NERFINISHED
eggColor spotted
endemicTo New Guinea NERFINISHED
family Cnemophilidae NERFINISHED
geologicalRegion New Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED
habitat cloud forest
montane forest
kingdom Animalia
molecularPhylogenySupport separate from Paradisaeidae
nativeRegion Australasia NERFINISHED
nestType cup nest
notableFor brightly colored plumage
sexually dimorphic plumage
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumageColor black
orange
red
yellow
previouslyClassifiedIn Paradisaeidae NERFINISHED
recognizedBy modern avian taxonomies
relatedTo birds-of-paradise NERFINISHED
reproductiveBehavior solitary nesting
sexualDimorphism males more brightly colored than females
superfamily Corvoidea NERFINISHED
taxonRank subfamily
vocalization simple calls

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Paradisaeidae hasGenus Cnemophilinae
this entity surface form: Cnemophilus
Paradisaeidae hasSubfamily Cnemophilinae