Campephagidae
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The cuckooshrikes and allies in the family Campephagidae are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia. The 107 species are divided into 11 genera. The woodshrikes (Tephrodornis) were often considered to be in this family but are now placed in their own family, Vangidae, along with the philentomas and the flycatcher-shrikes. Another genus, Chlamydochaera, which has one species, the black-breasted fruithunter, was often placed in this family but has now been shown to be a thrush (Turdidae).
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Campephagidae is a taxon at the family rank within the class Aves. It belongs to the order Passeriformes, commonly known as passerines, under the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. The family is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Its common name is larveeterfamilien.
Records for this family are held by institutions including ANWC, CLO, NMV, TTU, and SAMA. Documented occurrences span countries such as Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The subject is referenced by 427 other encyclopedia articles.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae
Les Campephagidae (ou campéphagidés) sont une famille de passereaux constituée de 11 genres et 93 espèces Sommaire 1 Habitat et répartition 2 Position systématique 3 Étymologie 4 Biologie 5 Liste alphabétique des genres 6 Liste des espèces 7 Références 8 Liens externes Habitat et répartition Ses espèces ont une aire de répartition qui s'étend de l'Afrique à l'Océanie en passant par les îles de l'Océan Indien, l'Inde, l'Asie du Sud-Est, la Chine, le Japon et l'Australie. Position systématique Dans les classifications traditionnelles, comme celle de Richard Howard et Alick Moore, elle comprend 13 espèces de minivets et 70 d'échenilleurs. Dans la classification de Charles Gald Sibley et Burt Monroe, cette famille est englobée dans l'immense famille des Corvidae. Elle forme avec les oriolidés, les Oriolini, tribu de la sous-famille des corvinés. En 2018, la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (version 8.2, 2018)[1] a largement réorganisé la famille la faisant passer de six à onze genres, pour des raisons phylogéniques. Étymologie Le nom de cette famille est formé à partir du genre Campephaga qui signifie « mangeur de chenilles » et se retrouve dans le no
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Museum specimens
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- 1
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- Campephagidae
- Collections
- ANWC, CLO, NMV, TTU, SAMA, QM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, Australia
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The cuckooshrikes and allies in the family Campephagidae are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia. The 107 species are divided into 11 genera. The woodshrikes (Tephrodornis) were often considered to be in this family but are now placed in their own family, Vangidae, along with the philentomas and the flycatcher-shrikes. Another genus, Chlamydochaera, which has one species, the black-breasted fruithunter, was often placed in this family but has now been shown to be a thrush (Turdidae).
==Taxonomy== Cuckooshrikes are not closely related to either the cuckoos or to the shrikes; the name probably comes from the grey colour of many of the cuckooshrikes. Some of the species also bear a superficial resemblance to cuckoos, and have a similar undulating flight. The grey colouration has led to one of their other names, the greybird. In some parts of the world they have also been known as caterpillar-birds, a name derived from their diet. Although unsuspected earlier, DNA studies have suggested they may be related to the Old World orioles (Oriolidae), although they differ strongly in some morphological characteristics (such as skull morphology and the arrangements of feathers on the wing).
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