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| | ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| | If accepted, this family would contain the [[Crested Shrike-tit]] and the [[Wattled Ploughbill]] of [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]].<br /> | | If accepted, this family would contain the [[Crested Shrike-tit]] and the [[Wattled Ploughbill]] of [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]].<br /> |
| - | They are thought to be closely related due to similarities in bill morphology. However, further study is needed. | + | They are thought to be closely related due to similarities in bill morphology. However, further study is needed.<br /> |
| | + | Another suggestion would include the [[Crested Shrike-tit]], the [[Crested Bellbird]] and the [[:Category:Psophodes|Whipbirds and Wedgebills]] in this family. Apart from that they all have a crest there is little evidence for such a treatment. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | Falcunculidae is a family in the Order [[:Category:Passeriformes|Passeriformes]].<br /> | | Falcunculidae is a family in the Order [[:Category:Passeriformes|Passeriformes]].<br /> |
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Family: Falcunculidae
[edit] Description
If accepted, this family would contain the Crested Shrike-tit and the Wattled Ploughbill of Australia and New Guinea.
They are thought to be closely related due to similarities in bill morphology. However, further study is needed.
Another suggestion would include the Crested Shrike-tit, the Crested Bellbird and the Whipbirds and Wedgebills in this family. Apart from that they all have a crest there is little evidence for such a treatment.
[edit] Taxonomy
Falcunculidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
The two genera are normally included in the family Pachycephalidae.
[edit] References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
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