Ave del Paraíso Crestada Amarilla
Cnemophilus macgregorii
Satinbirds (Cnemophilidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Familia
The satinbirds or cnemophilids, are passerine birds of the family Cnemophilidae, from Ancient Greek κνημός (knemós), meaning "mountain/slope", and φίλος (phílos), meaning "lover", which consists of four species found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. They were originally thought to be part of the birds-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae until genetic research suggested that the birds are not closely related to birds-of-paradise at all and are perhaps closer to berry peckers and longbills (Melanocharitidae). The current evidence suggests that their closest …
Orden
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …