Black Sittella
Daphoenositta miranda De Vis, 1897
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Daphoenositta miranda
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Open encyclopedia reference
The black sittella (Daphoenositta miranda) is one of two species of birds in the family Neosittidae.
It is found in endemic to New Guinea, where it is found in the highlands.
Wikipedia contributors, Black sittella; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:52:25.795830+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Daphoenositta miranda De Vis, 1897
- Name authority
- De Vis, 1897
- Common name
- Black Sittella
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Neosittidae
- Genus
- Daphoenositta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNeosittidae Ridgway, 1904
- genusDaphoenositta De Vis, 1897
- speciesDaphoenositta miranda De Vis, 1897
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Daphoenositta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera (Latham, 1802) | NeosittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Daphoenositta papuensis (Schlegel, 1871) | NeosittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559684 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:345RC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.