Home›Birds›Taxonomy›PasseriformesTaxaPasseriformesBird OrdersReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe perching birds (songbirds and their relatives): the largest bird order by a wide margin, defined by a foot with three toes forward and one back, well suited to gripping a branch. Passeriformes accounts for well over half of all living bird species, including crows, sparrows, finches and thrushes.FactsPasseriformesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate6500 1Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedOrder 1Scientific NameWell-attestedPasseriformes 1PasseriformesFilter Results11 entriesin-ecosystemAllNew Guinea Rainforest (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Least Concern (10)Everyday GroupAllPasserines (Songbirds) (11)DietAllInsectivore (1)Omnivore (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (1)Terrestrial (3)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Relationship to PeopleAllInvasive or Introduced Species (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (11)BrowseCompareSelect all 11Bird-of-paradisePasseriformesCommon MynaPasseriformesCommon NightingalePasseriformesCommon StarlingPasseriformesEuropean RobinPasseriformesHouse SparrowPasseriformesNorthern CardinalPasseriformesNorthern MockingbirdPasseriformesRed-vented BulbulPasseriformesScarlet TanagerPasseriformesSuperb LyrebirdPasseriformesConnectionsChild Taxon OfAves, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeLong-Form ArticlesThe Automatic Foot Lock That Lets A Perching Bird Sleep Standing Up, Articles Well-attested Parent Taxon OfBird-of-paradise, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCommon Myna, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCommon Nightingale, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCommon Starling, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCorvidae, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeEuropean Robin, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeFringillidae, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeHirundinidae, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeHouse Sparrow, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeNorthern Cardinal, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeNorthern Mockingbird, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParidae, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeRed-vented Bulbul, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeScarlet Tanager, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSuperb Lyrebird, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeTurdidae, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSources1. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.