Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Ioras (Aegithinidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Common Iora with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei | 3 |
| Green Iora Aegithina viridissima | 2 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | 1 |
Family
The ioras are a small family, Aegithinidae, of four passerine bird species found in south and southeast Asia. The family is composed of a single genus, Aegithina. They were formerly grouped with the leafbirds and fairy-bluebirds, in the family Irenidae.
Order
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 …