Overview
Taxonomy
The Parvorder Tyrannida is a member of the Infraorder Tyrannides. Here is the complete "parentage" of Tyrannida:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Sauropsida
Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass: Avialae
Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass: Aves
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
- Cohort: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder: Passerimorphae
Sibley et al., 1988
- Order: Passeriformes
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
- Suborder: Tyranni
- Infraorder: Tyrannides
Sibley et al., 1988
- Parvorder: Tyrannida
- Infraorder: Tyrannides
Sibley et al., 1988
- Suborder: Tyranni
- Order: Passeriformes
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
- Superorder: Passerimorphae
Sibley et al., 1988
- Cohort: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
- Infraclass: Aves
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
- Subclass: Avialae
Gauthier, 1986
- Class: Sauropsida
Linnaeus, 1758
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Parvorder Tyrannida is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Series (1): Amniota
- Family (1): Tyrannidae
Families
Tyrannidae
The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds on Earth, with more than 400 species. They are the most diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and Canada. As could be expected from a family this large, the members vary greatly in shape, patterns, size and colors. Some Tyrant flycatchers superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers. They are members of suborder Tyranni (suboscines) that do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of other songbirds. [more]
At least 1,968 species and subspecies belong to the Family Tyrannidae.
More info about the Family Tyrannidae may be found here.
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