Passeriformes

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Translingual

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Passer montanus (Eurasian tree sparrow)

Etymology

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Passer +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

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Passeriformes

  1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – all passerines, including the perching birds or songbirds.

Usage notes

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Family Acanthisittidae is sometimes removed from Passeriformes and placed in the monotypic suborder Acanthisittidi (syn. Acanthisitti).

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References

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  1. ^ Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI