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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Psittacomorphae
this entity surface form:
Psittacopasseri