Calyptomenidae is a
family
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of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
birds found in Africa, the
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...
and Borneo. There are six species in two genera.
The species in this family were formerly included in the broadbill family
Eurylaimidae
The Eurylaimidae are a family of suboscine passerine birds that occur from the eastern Himalayas to Indonesia and the Philippines.
The family previously included the sapayoa from the Neotropics, the asities from Madagascar, and the Calyptomeni ...
. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006 found that the species in these two genera were not closely related to the other broadbills.
These two genera are now placed in a separate family.
Genera
The family contains six species in two genera:
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References
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Bird families