Philepittidae
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Philepittidae is a small family of brightly colored, mostly frugivorous and nectarivorous birds endemic to Madagascar, best known for the velvet asities and their elaborate breeding displays.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| billAdaptation | adapted for feeding on fruit and nectar ⓘ |
| biogeographicEndemism | Madagascar endemic family ⓘ |
| clade | Passerimorphae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | asities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss in Madagascar forests affects species in this family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Neodrepanis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philepitta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ |
| distributionStatus | restricted-range family ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeStructure | ornamental facial wattles in some species ⓘ |
| familyRank | family ⓘ |
| featherColoration | iridescent plumage in males ⓘ |
| geographicRealm | Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Madagascar rainforests
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Common sunbird-asity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schlegel's asity NERFINISHED ⓘ Velvet asity NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherLevelTaxon | Eurylaimoidea ⓘ |
| infraorder | Eurylaimides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleDisplayBehavior | lekking ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brightly colored plumage
ⓘ
elaborate breeding displays ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | broadbills ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| suborder | Tyranni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Charles Lucien Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonNamedBy | Charles Lucien Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonPublicationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| trophicGuild |
frugivore
ⓘ
nectarivore ⓘ |
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