Passerimorphae
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Passerimorphae is a major clade of modern birds that primarily includes passerines (perching birds and songbirds) and their close relatives.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Acanthisittidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurypygiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurypygimorphae NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand wrens ⓘ Passeriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaethontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ passerines NERFINISHED ⓘ perching birds ⓘ songbirds ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
composed of modern birds
ⓘ
defined by molecular phylogenetic studies ⓘ includes most perching birds ⓘ includes most songbirds ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | passerimorph birds ⓘ |
| hasDefiningTrait |
adaptations for perching in many members
ⓘ
anisodactyl foot common among passerines ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalDiversity | high ⓘ |
| hasGlobalDistribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| hasMemberGroup |
core passerimorphs
ⓘ
passerines and close relatives ⓘ |
| hasPhylogeneticBasis |
DNA sequence data
ⓘ
genomic analyses ⓘ |
| hasRelativeGroup |
Aequornithes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveMode | oviparous ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Neognathae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes | many small to medium-sized birds ⓘ |
| includesExtantTaxa | yes ⓘ |
| infraclass | Neognathae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorCladeOf | modern birds ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| partOf | Neoaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| subclass | Neornithes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | unranked clade ⓘ |
| unrankedClade | Neoaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.