Passeriformes

Hirundo rustica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes

‎Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Aves
Infraclassis: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordines: Acanthisitti – Passeri – Tyranni

Name

Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1766

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (Regnum Animale). Editio duodecima (12th Ed.), reformata. Tomus 1 (Volume 1), Pars 1 (Part 1): 1–532. Holmiæ [Stockholm]. Impensis Direct Laurentii Salvii. 116 "Passeres" BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Barker, F. K., Cibois, A., Schikler, P., Feinstein, J., & Cracraft, J. (2004). Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation. PNAS 101: 11040–11045. PDFReference page. 
• Franz, I. 2015. A family-group name correction in Aves: Tachurisidae instead of Tachurididae Ohlson, Irestedt, Ericson & Fjeldså, 2013. Zootaxa 3941(4): 593–594. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.9. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Pérez-Luque, A.J., Barea-Azcón, J.M., Álvarez-Ruiz, L., Bonet-García, F.J. & Zamora, R. 2016. Dataset of Passerine bird communities in a Mediterranean high mountain (Sierra Nevada, Spain). ZooKeys 552: 137-154. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.552.6934. Reference page. 
• Gill, B.J., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., & Worthy, T.H. 2010. Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. 4th ed. Te Tapa Press, Wellington, New Zealand: 500 pp. ISBN 978-1-877385-59-9. ResearchGate Reference page.  p. 275
• Ohlson, J.I., Irestedt, M., Ericson, P.G.P. & Fjeldså, J. 2013. Phylogeny and classification of the New World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes). Zootaxa 3613(1): 1–35. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3613.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Schodde, R. & Christidis, L. 2014. Relicts from Tertiary Australasia: undescribed families and subfamilies of songbirds (Passeriformes) and their zoogeographic signal. Zootaxa 3786(5): 501–522. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3786.5.1 Reference page. 
• Tehrani, S.J., Rezazadeh, E., Kakhki, N.A., Nourani, L., Ebadi, V., Karimi, S., Karami, M., Ashouri, F., Sarshari, A., Gossmann, T.I. & Aliabadian, M. 2025. DNA barcoding of passerine birds in Iran. ZooKeys 1236: 19–39. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.143336 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: جواثم (عصفوريات)
• беларуская: Вераб’інападобныя
• български: Врабчоподобни
• বাংলা: প্যাসারিফর্মিস
• català: Passeriforme
• čeština: Pěvci
• dansk: Spurvefugle
• Deutsch: Sperlingsvögel
• English: perching birds
• Esperanto: Paseroformaj
• español: Paseriformes, pájaros
• eesti: Värvulised
• suomi: Varpuslinnut
• Nordfriisk: Sjongfögler
• français: Passériformes
• Frysk: Moskeftigen
• עברית: ציפורי שיר
• hrvatski: Vrapčarke
• magyar: Verébalakúak
• հայերեն: Ճնճղուկանմաններ
• Bahasa Indonesia: Burung pengicau
• íslenska: Spörfuglar
• italiano: Passeriformi
• 日本語: スズメ目
• 한국어: 참새목
• Limburgs: Zaankveugel
• lietuvių: Žvirbliniai paukščiai
• Nederlands: Zangvogels
• norsk nynorsk: Sporvefuglar
• norsk: Spurvefugler
• polski: Wróblowe
• português: Pássaros
• русский: Воробьинообразные
• slovenščina: Pevci
• svenska: Tättingar
• ไทย: นกจับคอน, นกเกาะคอน
• Türkçe: Ötücü kuşlar
• українська: Горобцеподібні
• Tiếng Việt: Bộ Sẻ
• 中文: 雀形目

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