Passeriformes

Translingual

Etymology

Passer + -iformes

Proper noun

Passeriformes

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

Usage notes

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

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References

  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: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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