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The terms "passerine" and "Passeriformes" are derived from the scientific name of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus, whose genus is the Latin word for sparrow. [7] Formerly this meant the songbirds of Europe. Now it also includes perching, non-singing birds from the Americas. [8]
Passeriformes is the taxonomic order to which the perching birds belong. ... Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image Siau pitta: Erythropitta ...
The order passerines (perching birds) alone accounts for well over 5,000 species. ... List of birds by common name; List of individual birds; Lists by continent
Passeriformes: Family: Passeridae: Genus: Passer ... The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow." [5] ... Common Name Scientific name Distribution
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5,000 or so species [1] [2] found all over the world, in which the vocal organ typically is developed in such a way as to produce a diverse and elaborate bird song.
Pages in category "Passeriformes" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Various Passeriformes (perching birds) are commonly referred to as warblers. They are not necessarily closely related to one another, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal, and insectivorous.