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Bombycillidae
Taxonomy
Bombycillidae was named by Swainson (1831). It is extant.
It was assigned to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Muscicapoidea by Zuccon et al. (2006); to Passerida by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Muscicapoidea by Zuccon et al. (2006); to Passerida by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1831 | Bombycillidae Swainson |
| 1940 | Bombycillidae Wetmore p. 75 |
| 1956 | Bombycillidae Wetmore p. 95 |
| 2006 | Bombycillidae Zuccon et al. |
| 2007 | Bombycillidae Livezey and Zusi p. 95 |
| 2017 | Bombycillidae Clements et al. |
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Fm. Bombycillidae Swainson 1831
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G. Bombycilla Vieillot 1807
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Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808 [cedar waxwing]
Bombycilla garrulus Linnaeus 1758 [Bohemian waxwing]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available