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Callaeidae
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Callaeidae (sometimes Callaeatidae) is a family of passerine birds endemic to New Zealand. It contains three genera, with five species in the family. One species, the huia, became extinct early in the 20th century, while the South Island kokako is critically endangered and may be extinct.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCallaeatidae
垂耳鸦科(学名：Callaeidae)是雀形目的一个科，有3属5种(现存2属4种)，为新西兰特有种。 垂耳鸦亦常常被误称为垂蜜鸟(英文:Wattlebird)。实际上，垂耳鸦与垂蜜鸟差别巨大，垂蜜鸟属于吸蜜鸟科(学名：Meliphagidae)且分布于澳大利亚。而垂耳鸦科下的物种分布于新西兰。正因如此，垂耳鸦时常也被称为新西兰垂蜜鸟(英文:New Zealand Wattlebirds)。
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Callaeidae (sometimes Callaeatidae) is a family of passerine birds endemic to New Zealand. It contains three genera, with five species in the family. One species, the huia, became extinct early in the 20th century, while the South Island kokako is critically endangered and may be extinct.
Although sometimes known as wattled crows, they are not corvids and are only distantly related to crows - New Zealand wattlebirds is the informal name for this family used by the scientific community.