Asities

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Asities | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Passeriformes | familia = Philepittidae | familia_authority = Sharpe, 1870 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision =

  • Philepitta
  • Neodrepanis

}}

The asities are a family of small suboscine passerine bird species found in Madagascar. They were thought to have been related to the pittas, hence the scientific name, but a study by Prum (1993) suggested that they are actually just a subfamily of broadbills. Here they are considered traditionally as a separate family.

These are plump strong-legged birds of the Madagascan forests which take fruit and insects and nest in trees or scrub. The Neodrepanis species — sunbird-asities — will take nectar, and were formerly known as false sunbirds.

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Reference

Prum, R. 0. 1993. Phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of the broadbills (Eurylaimidae) and asities (Philepittidae) based on morphology. Auk 110:304-324.de:Lappenpittas es:Philepittidae fr:Philepittidae ja:マミヤイロチョウ科 (Sibley) nl:Asities

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