PASSERIFORMES
(perching birds)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ACROCEPHALIDAE
a family of birds
Family 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
AEGITHALIDAE
long-tailed tits
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 2 images
ALAUDIDAE
larks
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
BOMBYCILLIDAE
waxwings
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Bombycilla
a genus of birds
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
CORVIDAE
corvids
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 53 images 1 ident. refs
EMBERIZIDAE
buntings
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Emberiza
yellowhammers and buntings
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
FRINGILLIDAE
finches and crossbills
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 10 subtaxa 85 images 4 ident. refs
HIRUNDINIDAE
hirundines
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 3 images 3 ident. refs
LOCUSTELLIDAE
a family of birds
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Locustella
a genus of warblers
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
MOTACILLIDAE
wagtails and pipits
Family 1 subtaxa 16 images
Motacilla
wagtails
Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images
Motacilla alba
White/Pied Wagtail, Pied/White Wagtail
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 16 images
MUSCICAPIDAE
flycatchers
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 38 images 4 ident. refs
ORIOLIDAE
orioles
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Oriolus
a genus of birds
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
PANURIDAE
bearded tits
Male (Click to open)
 		Family 1 subtaxa 11 images 1 ident. refs
PARIDAE
tits, titmice
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 		Family 5 subtaxa 25 images 2 ident. refs
PASSERIDAE
sparrows
Family 2 subtaxa 2 images 1 ident. refs
Passer
sparrows
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 2 images 1 ident. refs
PHYLLOSCOPIDAE
a family of birds
Family 3 subtaxa 3 images 4 ident. refs
Phylloscopus
leaf warblers
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 3 images 4 ident. refs
PRUNELLIDAE
accentors
Family 1 subtaxa 14 images
Prunella
a genus of birds
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 14 images
REMIZIDAE
penduline tits
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
SITTIDAE
nuthatches
Family 1 subtaxa 2 images
Sitta
a genus of birds
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images
STURNIDAE
starlings
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 63 images 2 ident. refs
SYLVIIDAE
warblers
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 11 images 2 ident. refs
TURDIDAE
nightingales, thrushes and wheatears
Male (Click to open)
 		Family 5 subtaxa 20 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

PASSERIFORMES (perching birds) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 74 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
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