Sapayoidae

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Sapayoidae is a small family of New World suboscine passerine birds, best known for the sapayoa, a species with unusual evolutionary relationships that set it apart from other Neotropical birds.

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Sapayoidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Neotropical realm NERFINISHED
bestKnownFor sapayoa NERFINISHED
clade suboscine passerines
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName sapayoas
containsTaxon Sapayoa aenigma NERFINISHED
distribution Central America NERFINISHED
Neotropics NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
geologicalRegion New World NERFINISHED
habitat lowland rainforest
tropical forest
hasCharacteristic distinct from other Neotropical bird lineages
monotypic or nearly monotypic family
small bird family
unusual evolutionary relationships
hasFeathers true
hasVertebralColumn true
kingdom Animalia
memberOf New World suboscines NERFINISHED
namedAfter Sapayoa NERFINISHED
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
reproductiveMode oviparous
suborder Tyranni NERFINISHED
taxonRank family

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Suboscines includesFamily Sapayoidae