Suborder Clamatores (Noun)
Meaning
Used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The suborder Clamatores is a grouping of birds that is used in some classification systems to categorize certain species of passerines.
- In the suborder Clamatores, the vocal organs are relatively simple, which limits the birds' ability to produce complex songs.
- The suborder Clamatores is nearly coextensive with the suborder Tyranni, and some taxonomists consider them to be synonymous.
- Birds in the suborder Clamatores are often referred to as clamatorial birds due to their limited vocal abilities.
- The suborder Clamatores is a distinct grouping within the order Passeriformes, characterized by the simplicity of the birds' vocal organs.