Elachuridae

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Elachuridae is a small bird family containing the enigmatic spotted elachura, a primitive passerine notable for its unique evolutionary lineage and formerly uncertain taxonomic placement.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Elachuridae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
basisForFamilyRecognition molecular phylogenetic studies ⓘ
clade Passerida ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName spotted elachura family ⓘ
conservationStatusOfFamily not globally threatened as a family ⓘ
containsTaxon Elachura formosa ⓘ
distinctFrom Old World warblers ⓘ
babblers ⓘ
wrens ⓘ
distribution South Asia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
etymology derived from genus name Elachura ⓘ
foragingBehavior ground and undergrowth forager ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ
habitat dense undergrowth in montane forests ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
monotypic true ⓘ
morphologicalTraits finely spotted plumage ⓘ
short rounded wings ⓘ
short tail ⓘ
small size ⓘ
notableFor enigmatic taxonomic history ⓘ
unique evolutionary lineage among passerines ⓘ
numberOfGenera 1 ⓘ
numberOfSpecies 1 ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylogeneticPosition basal lineage within Passeri ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
previouslyClassifiedIn Sylviidae ⓘ
Timaliidae ⓘ
Troglodytidae ⓘ
recognizedAsDistinctFamilySince 21st century ⓘ
recognizedBy International Ornithologists Union ⓘ
major modern avian taxonomies ⓘ
suborder Passeri ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Elachura ⓘ
linked to: Elachura formosa
typeSpecies Elachura formosa ⓘ
vocalization loud high-pitched song ⓘ

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

Muscicapoidea → includesFamily → Elachuridae ⓘ