Passeriform | Families, Species, & Characteristics | Britannica
网页2024年8月16日 · Passeriform, any member of the largest order of birds and the dominant avian group on Earth today. Passeriforms (or passerines) are true perching birds, with four toes, three directed forward and one backward. These birds occur in abundance on all continents except Antarctica and on most oceanic islands.
Passerine - Wikipedia
网页A passerine (/ ˈ p æ s ə r aɪ n /) is any bird of the order Passeriformes (/ ˈ p æ s ə r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.
What Are Passerine Birds? - WorldAtlas
网页2019年4月2日 · Passerine refers to the birds that belong to the Passeriformes order, and they constitute more than half of the bird species in the world. The passerine birds are often known as the Perching birds and sometimes wrongfully known as the songbirds, although the songbirds belong to the Passerine order.
Passeriform - Flight, Adaptations, Foraging | Britannica
网页2024年8月16日 · Passeriform - Flight, Adaptations, Foraging: The single feature distinguishing passerines from all similar birds is their “perching” foot. A number of species are largely terrestrial and have feet modified for walking and running. The bills are extraordinarily diverse in size, shape, and proportions.
Passerine - New World Encyclopedia
网页A passerine or passeriform is a member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds, containing more than half of all species. They are also known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds (which actually compose a suborder of Passeriformes).
Passeriform - Songbirds, Adaptations, Foraging | Britannica
网页2024年8月16日 · Passeriform - Songbirds, Adaptations, Foraging: A major component of the world's ecosystems, the greatest importance of passerines is ecological. They consume great quantities and varieties of food, and are themselves prey. They propagate and distribute plants by pollinating flowers. Breeding behavior of passerines is diverse.
Passerines and Songbirds - Stanford University
网页Passerines are the perching birds -- technically members of the order Passeriformes. Birds in this order are characterized by having four toes, three directed forward and one backward, all joining the foot at the same level.
Passerine birds: Current Biology - Cell Press
网页2022年10月24日 · Passeriformes, more commonly known as perching birds or passerines, are the most species-rich group of birds. Totaling nearly 6500 species, approximately two out of every three bird species is a passerine. Passerines are globally distributed and are among the most abundant birds at nearly every terrestrial location on Earth.
Major Groups of Passeriformes - Tree of Life Web Project
网页2010年2月6日 · The Passeriformes is the largest and most diverse commonly recognized clade of birds. The Passeriformes (or ‘passerine’ birds) are synonymous with what are commonly known as "perching birds"; this group also contains within it a major radiation commonly known as songbirds (oscine Passerines or Passeri).
Phylogeny and Evolution of the Passerine Birds | BioScience
网页2000年6月1日 · The passerines (Order Passeriformes) comprise one of the most diverse groups of birds alive today. Highly varied in structure, behavior, and ecology and beautiful in song and plumage, passerines have historically generated considerable interest among scientists and the public alike.
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