Great Rufous Sparrow
Passer motitensis
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis | 1 |
| Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus | 1 |
| Southern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris | 1 |
Famiglia
Old World sparrows are groups of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name which is also used for a particular genus of the family Passer. They are distinct from both the New World sparrows of the family Passerellidae and from a few other birds such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae sharing their name.
Ordine
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 …