- Passerine - Wikipedia
A passerine ( ˈpæsəraɪn ) is any bird of the order Passeriformes ( ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz ; from Latin passer ' sparrow ' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species
- Passeriform | Families, Species, Characteristics | Britannica
passeriform, (order Passeriformes), any member of the largest order of birds and the dominant avian group on Earth today The passeriform birds are true perching birds, with four toes, three directed forward and one backward
- Passeriformes family groups – Bird Families of the World
Passeriformes (Passerines, perching birds or songbirds) order holds 142 bird families and 6595 species (Clements v2023), much more than all other bird Orders together
- Passeriformes - perching birds | Wildlife Journal Junior
Passeriformes are also known as perching birds Perching birds have three unwebbed toes in the front and one strong, flexible toe in the back called the hallux, that lets them perch on tree branches
- Passerine - New World Encyclopedia
A passerine or passeriform is a member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds, containing more than half of all species They are also known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds (which actually compose a suborder of Passeriformes)
- Passeriformes - Animalia
With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and among the most diverse orders of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of birds
- Passeriformes - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The species in the order Passeriformes are often referred to as “passerines” or “perching birds ” This is the most diverse order of birds, comprising more than half the known bird species, more than half the bird genera, and more than half the bird families
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