family Furnariidae

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family Furnariidae - e.g. ovenbirds

Furnariidae

bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

suborder Tyranni, Tyranni - New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers

Furnarius, genus Furnarius - type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds

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The avian family Furnariidae encompasses 293 species and has been recognized as an example of continental adaptive radiation (Fjeldsa, Irestedt, & Ericson, 2005; Moyle et al., 2009; Derryberry et al., 2011).

Osteologia craneal comparativa en el genero Sclerurus (Passeriformes: Furnariidae)

REMSEN, J.V., 2003.- Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds): 162-357 (en) DEL HOYO, J., ELLIOT, A., CHRISTIE, D.A.

Determinacion del sexo en aves de la familia furnariidae a traves de tecnicas moleculares