Passeriformes

E5145
order of birds taxon

Passeriformes is the largest order of birds, commonly known as perching birds or songbirds, encompassing over half of all bird species worldwide.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Passeriformes canonical 873
Oscines 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName perching birds ⓘ
songbirds ⓘ
diet fruits ⓘ
insects ⓘ
nectar ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
distinguishingFeature adaptation for perching ⓘ
anisodactyl foot with three toes forward and one toe back ⓘ
well‑developed vocal organ (syrinx) ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfSpecies about 5700 to 6500 ⓘ
over 6000 ⓘ
exampleSpecies American robin (Turdus migratorius) ⓘ
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) ⓘ
barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) ⓘ
crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos and related species) ⓘ
house sparrow (Passer domesticus) ⓘ
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
fossilRecord known from early Paleogene ⓘ
geographicDistribution worldwide ⓘ
importanceToHumans important for seed dispersal and insect control ⓘ
includes many agricultural pest species ⓘ
includes many pet bird species ⓘ
includes Acanthisitti ⓘ
Passeri ⓘ
Tyranni ⓘ
includesCommonGroup New Zealand wrens ⓘ
oscine songbirds ⓘ
suboscine birds ⓘ
isLargestOrderOf birds ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestingBehavior builds nests above ground ⓘ
parentalCare biparental care common ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
proportionOfAllBirdSpecies more than half ⓘ
recognizedBy modern ornithological classification systems ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
skeletonFeature specialized tendon locking mechanism in feet for perching ⓘ
suborder Acanthisitti ⓘ
Passeri ⓘ
Tyranni ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
typicalHabitat forests ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
vocalization complex songs in many species ⓘ

Referenced by (874)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern mockingbird → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Galápagos finches → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Mountain bluebird → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Cape Sable seaside sparrow → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Brown thrasher → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Mimus → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Toxostoma rufum → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
subject surface form: European starling
Acanthisitti → parentTaxon → Passeriformes ⓘ
Acanthisitti → isPartOf → Passeriformes ⓘ
Acanthisitti → belongsToClade → Passeriformes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscines
American robin (Turdus migratorius) → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
subject surface form: American robin
Passerida → parentTaxon → Passeriformes ⓘ
Passerida → belongsToClade → Passeriformes ⓘ
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
subject surface form: zebra finch
Aves → hasSubgroup → Passeriformes ⓘ
Pinaroloxias → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Fringillidae → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Certhidea → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Platyspiza → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Thraupidae → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Camarhynchus → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Dumetella carolinensis → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Neoaves → contains → Passeriformes ⓘ
Telluraves → includes → Passeriformes ⓘ
Cactus wren → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Neognathae → includes → Passeriformes ⓘ
Scissor-tailed flycatcher → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Hermit thrush → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Northern cardinal → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Steller's jay → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Purple finch → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Sialia → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Western bluebird → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
pinyon jay → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
island scrub-jay → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Ammospiza maritima → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Passerellidae → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Carolina wren → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Japanese bush warbler → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
St Kilda wren → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Japanese robin → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
birds-of-paradise → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Black-capped Chickadee → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Western meadowlark → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Toxostoma → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
American goldfinch → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Xenicus gilviventris → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Traversia lyalli → order → Passeriformes ⓘ
Pachyplichas jagmi → order → Passeriformes ⓘ