Corvida

Corvida; Temporal range: Eocene-Recent, 55–0 Ma PreЄ Є Є O O S S D D C C P P T T J J K K Pg Pg N N
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri;
Clade:	Euoscines;
Infraorder:	Corvida; Wagler, 1830
Families
	Cinclosomatoidea ; Campephagoidea ; Neosittoidea ; Mohouoidea ; Orioloidea ; Malaconotoidea ; Corvoidea ;

Corvida is an infraorder of passerine birds. It includes the lyrebirds and scrub-birds. It is sister to Climacterida, Meliphagida, Pomatostomida, and Passerida.

Corvida may have evolved in New Guinea/Australia; their diversity increased in the Eocene or Oligocene in the New Guinea archipelago, and eventually migrated to Asia and the rest of the world (Jønsson, et al. 2011; Aggerbeck, et al. 2014).^[1]^[2]

Distribution[]

Members of Corvida are cosmopolitan except for southern South America, some islands and Antarctica^[3]; they are found from Australia^[4] and New Zealand^[5] to the United States and Canada, to South America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

Endemism[]

Mohouidae is only found in New Zealand.^[5] Whistlers are endemic to Australasia (from India to Australia and New Guinea).^[6]

Anatomy[]

Behaviour and diet[]

Taxonomy[]

Based on John Boyd III (2009)Template:TiFCorvidtree:

Corvida

	Corvoidea

Families[]

Cinclosomatoidea[]

Cinclosomatidae: Quail-thrushes, etc.: 2 genera, 12 species

Campephagoidea[]

Campephagidae: Cuckooshrikes: 12 genera, 93 species

Neosittoidea[]

Neosittidae: Sittellas: 1 genus, 3 species

Mohouoidea[]

Mohouidae: Whiteheads: 2 genus, 3 species

Orioloidea[]

Eulacestomatidae: Ploughbill: 1 genus, 1 species
Psophodidae: Whipbirds: 3 genera, 6 species
Oreoicidae: Australo-Papuan Bellbirds: 3 genus, 3 species
Falcunculidae: Shriketits: 1 genus, 3 species
Paramythiidae: Painted Berrypeckers: 2 genera, 2 species
Pteruthiidae: Shrike-babblers: 1 genus, 9 species
Vireonidae: Vireos: 7 genera, 57 species
Pachycephalidae: Whistlers: 5 genera, 57 species
Oriolidae: Orioles: 7 genera, 40 species

Malaconotoidea[]

Machaerirhynchidae: Boatbills: 1 genus, 2 species
Artamidae: Woodswallows: 4 genera, 25 species
Rhagologidae: Mottled Berryhunter: 1 genera, 1 species
Aegithinidae: Ioras: 1 genus, 4 species
Pityriaseidae: Bristlehead: 1 genus, 1 species, 1 made-up species
Malaconotidae: Bush-shrikes: 8 genera, 49 species
Platysteiridae: Wattle-eyes & Batises: 5 genera, 31 species
Vangidae: Vangas: 21 genera, 39 species

Corvoidea[]

Dicruridae: Drongos: 4 genera, 25 species
Lamproliidae: Silktails: 2 genera, 2 species
Rhipiduridae: Fantails: 8 genera, 48 species
Ifritidae: Ifrit: 1 genus, 1 species
Melampittidae: Melampittas: 1 genus, 2 species
Corcoracidae: Australian Mudnesters: 2 genera, 2 species
Paradisaeidae: Birds-of-paradise: 15 genera, 41 species
Monarchidae: Monarchs: 10 genera, 103 species
Laniidae: Shrikes: 6 genera, 37 species
Platylophidae: Crested Jay: 1 genus, 1 species
Corvidae: Crows: 24 genera, 132 species

Total = 7 superfamilies, 32 families, 162 genera, 838 species

File:Chestnut Quail-thrush.png

File:Black-headed Cuckooshrike.png

File:Varied Sittella.png

File:NZ Whitehead.png

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File:Eastern Whipbird.png

File:Crested Bellbird.png

File:Eastern Shriketit.png

File:Crested Berrypecker.png

File:Black-eared Shrike-babbler.png

File:Yellow-throated Vireo.png

File:Rufous Whistler.png

File:Black-naped Oriole.png

File:MachaerirhynchusFlaviventerWolf.png

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Laniarius barbarus - Carlos Vermeersch Santana

Chabert's Vanga, Mangily, Madagascar-crop

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Melampitta lugubris by John Gould-cropped

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File:Brown Sicklebill.png

File:Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher.png

File:Tiger Shrike.png

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References[]

^ Jønsson, K.A., P.-H. Fabrea, R.E. Ricklefs,, and J. Fjeldså (2011b), Major global radiation of corvoid birds originated in the proto-Papuan archipelago, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 108, 2328-2333.
^ Aggerbeck, M., J. Fjeldså, L. Christidis, P.-H. Fabre, K.A. Jønsson (2014), Resolving deep lineage divergences in core corvoid passerine birds supports a proto-Papuan island origin, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 70, 272-285.
^ Peterson, Roger Tory (1980). A Field Guide to the Birds East of the Rockies. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 039526619X.
^ Simpson & Day (1999). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 6th Edition. Penguin. ISBN 0-691-04995-5.
^ ^a ^b Perlo, Ber van (2011). Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, and the Central and West Pacific. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007287383.
^ Frances, Peter; et al. (2007). Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley Inc. ISBN 1564582957.

This article is part of Project Bird Taxonomy, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every order, family and other taxonomic rank related to birds.

[Jønssonetala-1] Jønsson, K.A., P.-H. Fabrea, R.E. Ricklefs,, and J. Fjeldså (2011b), Major global radiation of corvoid birds originated in the proto-Papuan archipelago, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 108, 2328-2333.

[Aggerbecketal-2] Aggerbeck, M., J. Fjeldså, L. Christidis, P.-H. Fabre, K.A. Jønsson (2014), Resolving deep lineage divergences in core corvoid passerine birds supports a proto-Papuan island origin, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 70, 272-285.

[Peterson's_Eastern_Birds-3] Peterson, Roger Tory (1980). A Field Guide to the Birds East of the Rockies. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 039526619X.

[Australia-4] Simpson & Day (1999). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 6th Edition. Penguin. ISBN 0-691-04995-5.

[NZBirds-5] Perlo, Ber van (2011). Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, and the Central and West Pacific. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007287383.

[Bird-6] Frances, Peter; et al. (2007). Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley Inc. ISBN 1564582957.

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