Corvoidea Explained

Corvoidea is a superfamily of birds in the order of Passeriformes.

Systematics

Corvoidea contains the following families:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Vireonidae – vireos
• 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
• Platylophidae - jayshrike
• Corvidae – crows, ravens, and jays

Notes and References

1. Oliveros . C.H. . etal . 2019 . Earth history and the passerine superradiation . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States . 116 . 16 . 7916–7925 . 10.1073/pnas.1813206116 . 30936315 . 6475423 . free . 2019PNAS..116.7916O .
2. Book: Dickinson . E.C. . Edward C. Dickinson . Christidis . L. . Leslie Christidis . 2014 . The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World . 2: Passerines . 4th . Eastbourne, UK . Aves Press . 978-0-9568611-2-2 . xxxvi .
3. Web site: 2006. Corvoidea. Tree of Life Project. tolweb.org.