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Eurylaimides
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Eurylaimides (Old World suboscines) is a clade of passerine birds that are distributed in tropical regions around the Indian Ocean and a single American species, the sapayoa. This group is divided into five families.[1] The families listed here are those recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC).[2]
- Philepittidae: asities
- Eurylaimidae: typical broadbills
- Calyptomenidae: African and green broadbills
- Sapayoidae: broad-billed sapayoa
- Pittidae: pittas
Phylogenetic relationships of the Eurylaimides based on Oliveros et al. (2019):[1]
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Historical classification
This clade was previously classified into two superfamilies:
- Eurylaimoidea
- Philepittidae (asities)
- Eurylaimidae (typical broadbills)
- Calyptomenidae (African and green broadbills)
- Sapayoidae (sapayoa)
- Pittoidea
- Pittidae: pittas
References
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