Bird Species, Listed by Common Name and broken into Passerines and Non-Passerines
The naming conventions for birds is just as puzzling as the shear number of different species of birds that are in the world. In order to break this down into a manageable list, we’re sorting the birds into two groups, passerine and non-passerine.
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or as songbirds (this isn’t always accurate), the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders. It contains over 5,000 identified species and contains over 110 families. The names “passerines” and “Passeriformes” are derived from the Latin term “passer” for Passer sparrows and similar small birds.
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