Coliidae

Also known as coliids, mousebirds

familia de aves

AI overview

Mousebirds are a distinct order of birds found in Africa and Asia, characterized by their small size and rapid, mouse-like movements. They are scientifically significant because they represent an early evolutionary branch among birds, serving as a sister group to a larger clade that includes diverse and well-known bird families like woodpeckers, kingfishers, and hornbills.

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In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 395 inbound references to Coliidae, and connects out to Galliformes, trogon and Cuckoo-roller.

Vinony files it under Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa, Coliiformes and Extant Danian first appearances.

Vinony links it to 59 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Coliiformes
Image: Colius striatus.jpg

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taxon name: Coliidae
taxon rank: family
Code of nomenclature: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Commons category: Coliidae
topic's main category: Category:Coliidae
Commons gallery: Coliidae
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
taxon common name: musfuglfamilien
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Article · Español

Los cólidos o colíidos (Coliidae) son una familia de aves, la única actual del orden Coliiformes, cuyos miembros son denominados comúnmente pájaros ratón. Son un grupo pequeño sin afinidades cercanas con otros grupos. Este grupo habita solo en el África subsahariana, y es el único orden de aves confinado completamente a ese continente, aunque en el pasado tenía una distribución más amplia y se distribuía hasta en Europa, donde se han encontrado fósiles del Eoceno. Actualmente contiene solo seis especies.

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