Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
Fairy Flycatchers (Stenostiridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis | 1 |
| Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps | 1 |
Family
Stenostiridae, or the fairy flycatchers, are a family of small passerine birds proposed as a result of recent discoveries in molecular systematics. They are also referred to as stenostirid warblers.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …