Taxa

Passeriformes

Order

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Passeriformes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-passeriformes.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Passeriformes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-passeriformes

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-passeriformes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Passeriformes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-passeriformes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

6500 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Order 1

Scientific Name

Passeriformes 1

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