Order Insessores (Noun)
Meaning
A bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Among the various perching birds that make up the order insessores are sparrows and finches with their characteristic adaptations for grasping and perching on tree limbs.
- The presence of zygodactylous feet is a common characteristic of the order insessores which facilitates perching.
- Perching birds formerly classified within the order insessores often spend their days aloft within urban environments, utilizing building ledges and electrical lines as convenient substitutes for traditional arboreal perches.
- Despite containing over 3,000 distinct species, the order insessores has been largely abandoned due to concerns about its validity as a meaningful classification.
- The tendency of order insessores birds to congregate in large groups within densely populated areas has garnered significant attention from urban wildlife researchers.