Platyrinchidae

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Platyrinchidae is a family of small Neotropical passerine birds known as flatbills, characterized by their broad, flattened bills and insectivorous habits in forested habitats.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Platyrinchidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Neotropical passerine birds ⓘ
characteristic broad flattened bill ⓘ
flycatching behavior ⓘ
small body size ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 2 eggs ⓘ
commonName flatbills ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
distribution Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
eggColor white with brown or gray markings ⓘ
etymology derived from Greek "platys" (broad) and "rhynchos" (bill) via type genus Platyrinchus ⓘ
feedingBehavior insectivorous ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Philip Lutley Sclater ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear 1888 ⓘ
foragingStratum low to mid forest levels ⓘ
geographicRealm Neotropical realm ⓘ
habitat forest understory ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
higherClassification Tyrant flycatcher-like passerines ⓘ
includesGenus Calyptura ⓘ
Neopipo ⓘ
Platyrinchus ⓘ
infraorder Tyrannides ⓘ
linked to: Tyranni
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
languageOfName New Latin ⓘ
morphologicalAdaptation broad bill adapted for aerial insect capture ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior builds cup-shaped nests ⓘ
suborder Tyranni ⓘ
superfamily Tyrannoidea ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Platyrinchus ⓘ
vocalization simple high-pitched calls ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Tyrannoidea → includes → Platyrinchidae ⓘ
Tyranni → includesTaxon → Platyrinchidae ⓘ