Pici

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Pici is a suborder of birds that primarily includes woodpeckers and their close relatives, characterized by strong bills and specialized climbing adaptations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pici canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf suborder of birds ⓘ
belongsToClade Piciformes sensu lato ⓘ
characterizedBy specialized climbing adaptations ⓘ
stiff tail feathers in many species ⓘ
strong bills ⓘ
zygodactyl feet ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Galbuli by stronger climbing adaptations in many taxa ⓘ
distribution worldwide except for polar regions and some oceanic islands ⓘ
hasCharacteristicBehavior pecking or drilling into wood in many species ⓘ
vertical climbing on tree trunks in many species ⓘ
hasCommonName pici ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole seed dispersal in frugivorous lineages ⓘ
wood-boring insect control ⓘ
hasFeedingHabit frugivorous in many species ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ
hasHabitat forests ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasMorphologicalTrait chisel-like bill in many species ⓘ
long protrusible tongue in many species ⓘ
robust cranial structure in many species ⓘ
includes Picidae ⓘ
linked to: Piciformes

barbets ⓘ
honeyguides ⓘ
jacamars ⓘ
puffbirds ⓘ
toucans ⓘ
woodpeckers ⓘ
infraclass Neognathae ⓘ
isPartOf avian biodiversity ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestingSite self-excavated holes in wood in many species ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ
order Piciformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Galbuli ⓘ
reproduction cavity nesters in most species ⓘ
superorder Neoaves ⓘ
taxonRank suborder ⓘ
vocalization drumming on wood in many woodpeckers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Piciformes → hasSuborder → Pici ⓘ
Galbuli → contrastedWith → Pici ⓘ
Indicatoridae → suborder → Pici ⓘ