Psittacopasserae

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Psittacopasserae is a proposed clade of birds that unites parrots and passerines (perching birds) based on molecular and morphological evidence.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Psittacomorphae 1
Psittacopasseri 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird clade
proposed clade
taxon
alternativeTo other arrangements of Psittaciformes and Passeriformes within Neoaves
basedOnEvidence molecular evidence
morphological evidence
class Aves
fieldOfStudy ornithology
phylogenetics
hasCharacteristic supported by DNA sequence analyses
supported by some morphological synapomorphies
unites parrots and passerines into a single clade
hasMemberGroup core landbirds
hasTemporalContext proposed in 21st-century avian phylogenetics
hasTypeTaxa Passeriformes NERFINISHED
Psittaciformes
includesCommonNameGroup parrots
passerines
perching birds
isPartOfHypothesis higher-level phylogeny of birds
kingdom Animalia
phylum Chordata
proposedBy avian systematists
relatedTo Neoaves NERFINISHED
Telluraves NERFINISHED
status controversial clade
not universally accepted
subsumes Passeriformes NERFINISHED
Psittaciformes NERFINISHED
taxonomicRank clade
usedIn molecular phylogenetic studies of birds

Referenced by (4)

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

Australaves includesTaxon Psittacopasserae
Australaves includesTaxon Psittacopasserae
this entity surface form: Psittacomorphae
Australaves includesClade Psittacopasserae
Psittaciformes clade Psittacopasserae
this entity surface form: Psittacopasseri