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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
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 (36)

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

Acanthisitti → belongsToClade → Passeriformes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oscines

Passerida → belongsToClade → Passeriformes ⓘ

Neoaves → contains → Passeriformes ⓘ

Aves → hasSubgroup → Passeriformes ⓘ

Neognathae → includes → Passeriformes ⓘ

Telluraves → includes → Passeriformes ⓘ

Acanthisitti → isPartOf → Passeriformes ⓘ

American robin (Turdus migratorius) → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

subject surface form: American robin

Brown thrasher → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Cactus wren → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Camarhynchus → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Cape Sable seaside sparrow → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Certhidea → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Dumetella carolinensis → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

subject surface form: European starling

Fringillidae → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Galápagos finches → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Hermit thrush → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Mimus → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Mountain bluebird → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Northern cardinal → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Northern mockingbird → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Pinaroloxias → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Platyspiza → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Purple finch → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Scissor-tailed flycatcher → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Sialia → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Steller's jay → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Thraupidae → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Toxostoma rufum → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

Western bluebird → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

island scrub-jay → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

pinyon jay → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) → order → Passeriformes ⓘ

subject surface form: zebra finch

Acanthisitti → parentTaxon → Passeriformes ⓘ

Passerida → parentTaxon → Passeriformes ⓘ