Family Chamaeidae (perching bird)
Aves - Passeriformes - Chamaeidae
Parent taxon: Passeres according to A. Wetmore 1956
See also Wetmore 1940
Sister taxa: Neosittidae, Palaeoscinidae, Palaeospizidae, Passerides, Tyrannides
Subtaxa: Chamaea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Carpinteria tar pits (general) (Quaternary of California)