Acanthizidae

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Acanthizidae is a family of small Australasian passerine birds that includes thornbills, gerygones, and scrubwrens, known for their insectivorous habits and often inconspicuous plumage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Acanthizidae canonical 3
Acanthiza 1
Pardalotidae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
class Aves
commonName Australasian warblers
acanthizid warblers
containsGenus Acanthiza
linked to: Acanthizidae

Aethomyias
Calamanthus
Gerygone
Hylacola
Origma
Pachycare
linked to: Calamonastes

Pycnoptilus
Sericornis
Smicrornis
diet insectivorous
ecologicalRole insect population control
firstDescribedBy Jean Cabanis
firstDescribedInYear 1873
foragingBehavior active foliage gleaning
foragingStratum shrubs
understory
geographicDistribution Australasian region
linked to: Australasian realm
habitat forests
heathlands
scrublands
woodlands
includes gerygones
scrubwrens
thornbills
infraorder Passerida
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly sedentary
nativeTo Australasia
linked to: Australasian realm

Australia
New Guinea
New Zealand
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumage often inconspicuous
reproduction egg-laying
nest-building in vegetation
sizeRelativeToPasserines among the smaller passerines
suborder Passeri
superfamily Meliphagoidea
taxonRank family
typicalBodyMass small
vocalization high-pitched calls

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Aves hasSubgroup Acanthizidae
Sylvioidea containsTaxon Acanthizidae
Maluridae closelyRelatedTo Pardalotidae
linked to: Acanthizidae
Meliphagoidea containsTaxon Acanthizidae
Acanthizidae containsGenus Acanthiza
linked to: Acanthizidae