Corvoidea

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Corvoidea
Chinspot batis
Batis molitor (female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Corvides
Superfamily: Corvoidea
Families

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Corvoidea is a superfamily of birds in the order of

Passeriformes
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Systematics

Corvoidea contains the following families:[1][2][3]

  • Vireonidae
    – vireos
  • Rhipiduridae – fantails
  • Dicruridae
    – drongos
  • Monarchidae
    – monarch flycatchers
  • Ifritidae
    – blue-capped ifrit
  • Paradisaeidae
    – birds-of-paradise
  • Corcoracidae
    – white-winged chough and apostlebird
  • Melampittidae
    – melampittas
  • Laniidae
    – shrikes
  • Platylophidae - jayshrike
  • Corvidae – crows, ravens, and jays


References

  1. PMID 30936315
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  3. ^ "Corvoidea". tolweb.org. Tree of Life Project. 2006.
  4. PMID 30936315
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  5. ^ H Kuhl, C Frankl-Vilches, A Bakker, G Mayr, G Nikolaus, S T Boerno, S Klages, B Timmermann, M Gahr (2020) An unbiased molecular approach using 3’UTRs resolves the avian family-level tree of life. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa191