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1) Lyrebird 2) Oscine 3) Scrubbird 4) Sparrow 5) Tyrannid
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A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. A notable feature of passerines is the arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back) which facilitates perching. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse te...
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of, like or pertaining to sparrows
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• (n.) One of the Passeres. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Passeres.
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is a bird classification, describing birds that have feet suited to perching. All passerines are small to medium sized birds such as swallows. Other birds are classified as Non-Passerines.
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bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds.
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Pas'ser·ine adjective [ Latin
passerinus , from
passer a sparrow.]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Passeres. « The columbine, gallinaceous, and
passerine tribes people the fruit trees.»
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So-called “sparrow-like birds” or perching birds; all birds within the family Passeriformes. Other usually large birds in many other families are known as non-passerines. Taxonomically this conveniently divides an area’s list of birds into two groups. Plumage: The sum total of feathers on a bird’s body.
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Passerine describes perching birds, that is the Passeres.
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Of the order Passeriformes, a songbird.
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[
adj] - relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds 2. [n] - perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch
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passerine Of or relating to birds of the order Passeriformes, which includes perching birds and songbirds such as the jays, blackbirds, finches, warblers, and sparrows.
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adjective relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
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birds in the order Passeriformes more commonly known as perching birds or songbirds such as jays, blackbirds, finches, warblers and sparrows
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Songbirds and other perching birds.
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