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Tyranni

passeriform suborder
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  • Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
    passeriform
    / Annotated classification

    Suborder Tyranni Syrinx usually more complex; muscles variable; pessulus present or absent. Sternum with short spina sternalis, forked (exceptions noted below); posterior border with 1 or 2 pairs of notches. Hallux strong. Clavicles well developed. Family Xenicidae (New Zealand wrens) Small birds, 7.5 to

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    Suborder Tyranni Syrinx usually more complex; muscles variable; pessulus present or absent. Sternum with short spina sternalis, forked (exceptions noted below); posterior border with 1 or 2 pairs of notches. Hallux strong. Clavicles well developed. Family Xenicidae (New Zealand wrens) Small birds, 7.5 to

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