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Paridae

Bird Families

The tits and chickadees: small, active songbirds, many species non-migratory and highly food-cache-dependent through winter, with a demonstrated capacity to remember the locations of thousands of individually hidden food items.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Paridae 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
60 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Passeriformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ168473, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Paridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 62
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Paridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Paridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 37.71 ... "early_interval": "Priabonian"
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Wikidata: Paridae
Wikidata Q168473, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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