Certhoidea | |
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Marsh wren (Cisthorus palustris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Infraorder: | Passerida |
Superfamily: | Certhioidea |
Families | |
Certhioidea is a superfamily belonging to the infraorder Passerida containing wrens and their allies. It was created in 2004 by Cracraft et al. to house a clade of four families that were removed from the superfamily Sylvioidea.
Sittidae (nuthatches)
Certhiidae (treecreepers)
Troglodytidae (wrens)
Polioptilidae (gnatcatchers)