Melanopareiidae

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Melanopareiidae is a small family of Neotropical passerine birds, commonly known as crescentchests, characterized by their distinctive chest markings and ground-dwelling habits.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Melanopareiidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm ⓘ
characteristic cryptic plumage ⓘ
distinctive crescent-shaped chest markings ⓘ
long tail ⓘ
short rounded wings ⓘ
clade Neognathae ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName crescentchests ⓘ
conservationStatus family not globally threatened as a whole ⓘ
containsGenus Melanopareia ⓘ
diet insectivorous ⓘ
distribution Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
ecologicalNiche ground insect predator ⓘ
firstDescribedAsFamily late 20th century (elevation from subfamily-level taxa) ⓘ
foragingStratum ground layer ⓘ
geographicRange South America ⓘ
habitat arid scrublands ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ
higherTaxon Passeriformes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphology slender body ⓘ
strong legs adapted for ground movement ⓘ
namedAfter genus Melanopareia (variant spelling) ⓘ
numberOfGenera 1 ⓘ
numberOfSpecies several ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumagePattern bold pectoral crescent ⓘ
previousClassification formerly associated with Rhinocryptidae by some authors ⓘ
formerly placed within Formicariidae by some authors ⓘ
recognizedBy modern avian taxonomic checklists ⓘ
region central South America ⓘ
western South America ⓘ
linked to: Andean region
reproduction builds cup-shaped nests near ground ⓘ
lays small clutches of eggs ⓘ
suborder Tyranni ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
typicalBehavior ground-dwelling ⓘ
terrestrial foraging ⓘ
vocalization complex song patterns ⓘ
loud song ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Tyrannoidea → includes → Melanopareiidae ⓘ
Tyranni → includesTaxon → Melanopareiidae ⓘ