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Hyliidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passerine

Class
  
Aves

Rank
  
Family

Hyliidae

Similar
  
Passerine, Green hylia, Malagasy warbler, Macrosphenidae, Tit hylia

Not to be confused with Hylidae, a family of amphibians.

Hyliidae is a proposed family of passeriform birds which would include the green hylia (Hylia prasina) and the tit hylia (Pholidornis rushiae). Physiological similarities and recent mitochondrial DNA evidence strongly support the creation of this family. Currently the tit hylia is usually placed in Cettiidae (typical bush warblers), while the placement of the green hylia is uncertain but most often also assigned to Cettiidae.

Hylias are small, insectivorous songbirds found in tropical Africa. They frequent the understory of wet tropical forests.

References

Hyliidae Wikipedia


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