Passeres (Noun)
Meaning
Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Passeres is a suborder of birds that includes over 4,000 species of songbirds, making it one of the most diverse groups of birds.
- The Passeres suborder is also known as Oscines, which is a term that is often used interchangeably to refer to the same group of birds.
- Many birdwatchers and ornithologists use the term Passeres to refer to the suborder of birds that includes sparrows, finches, and warblers.
- The Passeres suborder is characterized by the presence of a syrinx, a vocal organ located at the base of the trachea that is responsible for producing song.
- In some taxonomic classifications, the Passeres suborder is divided into several infraorders, including the Passerida and the Corvida.