Grauschwalbenstar
Artamus fuscus
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies (Artamidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Arten | Verwechslungen |
|---|---|
| Weißbauch-Schwalbenstar Artamus leucorynchus | 1 |
| Malabarvanga Tephrodornis sylvicola | 1 |
| Indienvanga Tephrodornis pondicerianus | 1 |
Familie
Artamidae is a family of passerine birds found in Australia, the Indo-Pacific region, and Southern Asia. It includes 24 extant species in six genera and three subfamilies: Peltopsinae (with one genus, Peltops), Artaminae (with one genus containing the woodswallows) and Cracticinae (currawongs and butcherbirds, including the Australian magpie). Artamids used to be monotypic, containing only the woodswallows, but it was expanded to include the family Cracticidae in 1994.
Ordnung
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …