The 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.
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Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
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Source Common Firecrest (Wikidata)
Source Common iora (Wikidata)
Source Goldcrest (Wikidata)
Source Snow Bunting (Wikidata)
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1. Passeriformes (Wikipedia)
- some 6,500 identified species
In Group: Passerine Orders and Clades, Lead
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped').
View the Source2. Catalogue of Life
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Passeriformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 6531
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Passeriformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Passeriformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 51.1 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Passeriformes
Snow Bunting (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Snow Bunting, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Common Firecrest (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Firecrest, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Goldcrest (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Goldcrest, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Common iora (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common iora, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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