Corvoidea

Superfamily of birds

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.

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
Phylogenetic relationships of corvoid families


References

  1. ^ Oliveros, C.H.; et al. (2019). "Earth history and the passerine superradiation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. 116 (16): 7916–7925. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.7916O. doi:10.1073/pnas.1813206116. PMC 6475423. PMID 30936315.
  2. ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. xxxvi. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
  3. ^ "Corvoidea". tolweb.org. Tree of Life Project. 2006.
  4. ^ Oliveros, C.H.; et al. (2019). "Earth history and the passerine superradiation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. 116 (16): 7916–7925. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.7916O. doi:10.1073/pnas.1813206116. PMC 6475423. PMID 30936315.
  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
Taxon identifiers
Corvoidea


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