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Passeriformes

NOUN
  1. largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres

How To Use Passeriformes In A Sentence

  • Passeriformes is divided into two suborders; most of these birds are Passerii, oscine songbirds.
  • For example, the Piciformes are in the superorder Ciconii, whereas the Passeriformes are in the superorder Passeri; likewise, the Anseriformes are in the Ciconii, whereas the Galliformes are in the Passeri.
  • Hummingbirds have also been grouped with nightjars, mousebirds and perching birds (Passeriformes).
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