Corvoidea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Corvides |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
Corvoidea is a superfamily of birds in the order of Passeriformes.
It contains the following nine families:[1][2]
Systematics
- Rhipiduridae – fantails
- Dicruridae – drongos
- Monarchidae – monarch flycatchers
- Ifritidae – blue-capped ifrit
- Paradisaeidae – birds-of-paradise
- Corcoracidae – white-winged chough and apostlebird
- Melampittidae – melampittas
- Laniidae – shrikes
- Corvidae – crows, ravens, and jays (includes Platylophidae)
Cladogram based on Kuhl, H. et al. (2020)[3]
References
- ^ Oliveros, C.H.; et al. (2019). "Earth history and the passerine superradiation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. 116 (16): 7916–7925. doi:10.1073/pnas.1813206116.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. Volume 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. xxxvi. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ H Kuhl, C Frankl-Vilches, A Bakker, G Mayr, G Nikolaus, S T Boerno, S Klages, B Timmermann, M Gahr (2020) An unbiased molecular approach using 3’UTRs resolves the avian family-level tree of life. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa191
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