Orioloidea | |
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Diversity | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Infraorder: | Corvida |
Superfamily: | Orioloidea Vigors, 1825 |
Families | |
Orioloidea is a superfamily of birds in the Corvida infraorder. This superfamily is restricted to the Old World, with the exception of the Vireoninae, and many species are restricted to Australasia-Pacific region.
Description[]
Taxonomy[]
Families[]
- Oreoicidae: Australo-Papuan bellbirds: 3 genera, 3 species
- Falcunculidae: Shriketits: 1 genus, 3 species
- Cinclosomatidae: Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers: 2 genera, 12 species
- Pachycephalidae: Whistlers: 5 genera, 60 species
- Eulacestomatidae: Wattled Ploughbill: 1 genus, 1 species
- Oriolidae: Orioles and Figbirds :7 genera, 40 species
- Paramythiidae: Painted berrypeckers: 2 genera, 2 species
- Psophodidae: Whipbirds and Wedgebills: 3 genera, 6 species
- Pteruthiidae: Shrike-babblers: 1 genus, 9 species
- Vireonidae: Vireos: 7 genera, 57 species
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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. |