Psittacopedidae
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| Psittacopedidae Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Psittacopasseres |
| Clade: | Passerimorphae |
| Family: | †Psittacopedidae Mayr, 2015 |
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Psittacopedidae is an extinct family of birds related to passerines. It had zygodactyl feet, likely due to common ancestry with parrots, the closest living relatives of passerines.[2]
