Coliiformes

E179361

Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Coliiformes canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ
behavior climb and clamber through vegetation ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
characteristic long tails ⓘ
soft plumage ⓘ
strong climbing abilities ⓘ
zygodactyl-like feet ⓘ
clade Coliimorphae ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName mousebirds ⓘ
containsFamily Coliidae ⓘ
diet folivorous ⓘ
frugivorous ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishingFeature ability to hang upside down while feeding ⓘ
hairlike, soft body feathers ⓘ
very long, graduated tail ⓘ
distribution sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
etymology name derived from genus Colius ⓘ
flightCapability weak fliers ⓘ
foragingStratum canopy ⓘ
subcanopy ⓘ
geologicalRange Paleogene to Recent ⓘ
habitat arboreal habitats ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
infraclass Neognathae ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedBy Edward Hargitt (as a taxon author association is sometimes given) ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
nesting build cup-shaped nests ⓘ
numberOfExtantFamilies 1 ⓘ
numberOfExtantSpecies 6 ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
range primarily in eastern and southern Africa ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
roostingBehavior communal roosting ⓘ
often roosting in tight clusters ⓘ
socialBehavior gregarious ⓘ
often found in small flocks ⓘ
subclass Neornithes ⓘ
thermoregulationBehavior huddling for warmth at night ⓘ
sunbathing with wings spread ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Aves → hasSubgroup → Coliiformes ⓘ
Telluraves → includes → Coliiformes ⓘ
Coliimorphae → includes → Coliiformes ⓘ
Coliidae → order → Coliiformes ⓘ