Difference between revisions of "Passerine"
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| − | A '''passerine''' ([[Latin]]: ''passer'' "sparrow") is a bird of the order ''Passeriformes'', sometimes known as "perching birds" or "songbirds" | + | A '''passerine''' ([[Latin]]: ''passer'' "sparrow") is a bird of the order ''Passeriformes'', sometimes known as "perching birds" or "songbirds". More than half of all bird species are passerines: with approximately 5,400 species, it is twice as diverse as the largest of the mammal orders, [[Rodentia]]. |
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:37, July 8, 2007
| Passerine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Aves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Population statistics | |
A passerine (Latin: passer "sparrow") is a bird of the order Passeriformes, sometimes known as "perching birds" or "songbirds". More than half of all bird species are passerines: with approximately 5,400 species, it is twice as diverse as the largest of the mammal orders, Rodentia.