passerines
Also known as Passeriform, Passeriforms, passerine, passerine bird, passerine birds, perching bird, perching birds
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching.
AI overview
Passerines are birds with a special toe arrangement—three toes pointing forward and one back—that makes them excellent at perching on branches, and they make up more than half of all bird species on Earth. Because they're so numerous and widespread, passerines are often the birds people encounter most frequently in their daily lives.
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Species
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Order
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
雀形目（学名：Passeriformes），是鸟纲中的一个目。多样性非常高，有5400个种左右，占鸟类种数的一半。 雀形目的鸟类鸣肌鸣管发达，多啼声婉转，通常所说的鸣禽就是指這一目的鸟。雀形目鸟善于筑巢，雀形目鸟类多为晚成雏，常有复杂的占区、营巢、求偶行为。体形大小不一，大者如鸦科部分种类体长可达50cm以上，小者如鹟科莺亚科部分种类体长仅6-7cm。 在雀形目中大部分都是候鸟，留鸟少。
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Research
3,738 papers- Physical examination of passerines.ReviewThe veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 1999Massey JGDOI: 10.1016/s1094-9194(17)30128-7
- Trace metal transfer to passerines inhabiting wastewater treatment wetlands.The Science of the total environment · 2024
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Anatomy
- Eggs and nests
- Origin and evolution
- Fossil record
- Earliest passerines
- Early European passerines
- American fossils
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Taxonomic list of Passeriformes families
- Suborder [[Acanthisitti]]
- Suborder [[Tyranni]] (suboscines)
- Suborder [[Passeri]] (oscines or songbirds)
- Phylogeny
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching.
With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of birds. Passerines are divided into three suborders: New Zealand wrens; Suboscines, primarily found in North and South America; and songbirds. Passerines originated in the Southern Hemisphere around 60 million years ago.