Sylvioidea
Superfamily of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sylvioidea is a superfamily of passerine birds, one of at least three major clades within the Passerida along with the Muscicapoidea and Passeroidea. It contains about 1300 species including the Old World warblers, Old World babblers, swallows, larks and bulbuls. Members of the clade are found worldwide, but fewer species are present in the Americas.
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Sylvioidea | |
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Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerida |
Superfamily: | Sylvioidea |
Families | |
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Synonyms | |
Zosteropoidea |
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