Hyliidae
| Hyliidae | |
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| Green hylia (Hylia prasina) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Sylvioidea |
| Family: | Hyliidae Bannerman, 1923 |
Genera
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Hyliidae is a
Some taxonomic authorities place the entire family in the Macrosphenidae.
Hylias are small, insectivorous songbirds found in tropical Africa. They frequent the understory of wet tropical forests.
Taxonomy
The family Hyliidae was introduced in 1923 by the British ornithologist David Bannerman.[5] The family contains just two species, each of which is placed in its own genus.[1]
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| Cladogram showing the family relationships based on a study by Carl Oliveros and colleagues published in 2019. International Ornithological Committee (IOC).[1]
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Genera
- Remizidae, then tentatively in Cettiidae)
- Hylia– green hylia (formerly tentatively placed in Cettiidae)
References
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List Version 11.2". International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ PMID 30936315.
- PMID 22920688.
- S2CID 86085338. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-10-31.
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