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Modulatricidae
Family of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Modulatricidae is a small family of passerine birds which are restricted to Africa.
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Modulatricidae | |
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Dapple-throat (Arcanator orostruthus) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Family: | Modulatricidae Fjeldsa et al., 2015 |
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These species have been taxonomic enigmas in the past, having been moved between the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae, and Timaliidae sensu lato; they are now known to form a clade sister either to the sugarbirds or to the majority of Passeroidea.[1][2][3]