Mitrospingidae

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Mitrospingidae is a small family of Neotropical passerine birds that was formerly grouped with tanagers but is now recognized as distinct based on genetic and morphological evidence.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mitrospingidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade Neotropical passerines ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Neotropical realm ⓘ
birdGroup passerine birds ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName mitrospingid tanagers ⓘ
containsGenus Lamprospiza ⓘ
Mitrospingus ⓘ
Orthogonys ⓘ
diagnosedBy cranial morphology ⓘ
distinct bill morphology ⓘ
plumage characteristics ⓘ
distribution Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
etymologyContains Mitrospingus (type genus) ⓘ
feedingGuild partly frugivorous ⓘ
primarily insectivorous ⓘ
formerlyConsidered tanager family ⓘ
formerPlacement Thraupidae ⓘ
habitat subtropical forests ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
hasMemberSpeciesCount few species ⓘ
higherClassification Passeriformes ⓘ
infraorder Passerida ⓘ
isMonophyletic true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
languageOfName New Latin ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedAsDistinctBasedOn genetic evidence ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ
recognizedAsDistinctBy American Ornithological Society ⓘ
International Ornithologists’ Union ⓘ
molecular phylogenetic studies ⓘ
recognizedIn modern avian classifications ⓘ
sizeDescriptor small family ⓘ
suborder Passeri ⓘ
superfamily Emberizoidea ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Tanagridae sensu lato → includes → Mitrospingidae ⓘ