Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Asities Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Philepittidae Genera Philepitta Neodrepanis The asities are a family of small 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 will take nectar, and were formerly known as false sunbirds. Family: Philepittidae Velvet Asity, Philepitta castanea Schlegel's Asity, Philepitta schlegeli Sunbird Asity, Neodrepanis coruscans Yellow-bellied Asity Neodrepanis hypoxanthus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.