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[Greaterbilby]

Is it a member of the Infraorder Eurylaimides

no. they belong in a family non-typical of Africa

 

[Dassie rat]

Is it a red-eyed vireo?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Is it a red-eyed vireo?

no. it lives in mainland Africa, just other members of the same family live in other continents too.

 

[Dassie rat]

Southern white-crowned shrike?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Southern white-crowned shrike?

No. They belong in other superfamily

 

[Dassie rat]

Cape penduline tit

 

[Greaterbilby]

Cape penduline tit

The superfamily is now correct but our species is classified in a different family and lives north of Sahara

 

[Dassie rat]

Is it a graceful prinia?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Is it a graceful prinia?

No. It belongs in a different family and lives exclusively in Africa

 

[Dassie rat]

Is it a member of the Stenostiridae?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Is it a member of the Stenostiridae?

no. members of the family are found almost in every continent

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Paridae?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Paridae?

No. Another well-known family

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Is it a lark?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Is it a lark?

No. It's in another superfamily

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Can I just check some things? Am I right that we are looking for an exclusively North African Passerine species in an almost global family?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Can I just check some things? Am I right that we are looking for an exclusively North African Passerine species in an almost global family?

yes that's correct. The species we are looking for is found exclusively in north Africa but other cousins are found in other continents.
In a mammalian example, say our family was Felidae and our species was the pallas's cat.

 

[Greaterbilby]

Just to summarize, this species lives in open habitats only in the mainland and belongs in Passeroidea, not in the families mentioned before

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Is it a sparrow (Passeridae)?

 

[Greaterbilby]

Is it a sparrow (Passeridae)?

no