Passeridae
Female Zebra Finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae Illiger, 1811
Genera
Many: see text. my own photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (November 19, 1775 - May 1813) was a German entomologist. ...

The bird family Passeridae includes the Old World or true sparrows and, depending on the authority consulted, their close relatives, the estrildid finches. Genera Passer Petronia Carpospiza Montifringilla This article is about the Old World sparrows in the family Passeridae. ... Genera Many:see text The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. ...

The 25 species of true sparrow are native to Europe, Africa and Asia, but a few species, notably the House Sparrow have been introduced to other continents and are now virtually cosmopolitan. Most sparrows are small, plump, brownish or greyish seed eating birds with short tails and powerful short beaks. World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Binomial name Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) occurs naturally in most of Europe and Asia, though it is replaced by allied forms in some areas. ...

Like the true sparrows, the estrildid finches are small, gregarious, and often colonial seed-eaters with short, thick but pointed bills. They are broadly similar in structure and habits, but tend to be very colourful and vary greatly in their plumage. About 140 species are native to the old world tropics and Australasia.

Some taxonomic schemes list the estralid finches as the separate family Estrildidae, leaving just the true sparrows in Passeridae, others regard the two groups as a single family. American sparrows are not closely related to the Passeridae, and are placed in the family Emberizidae. Genera Many:see text The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera Arremon Arremonops Melozone Pipilo Aimophila Oriturus Torreornis Spizella Pooecetes Chondestes Amphispiza Calamospiza Passerculus Ammodramus Passerella Xenospiza Melospiza Zonotrichia Junco American sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds of the family Emberizidae. ... The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. ...

For more detail, see sparrow and estrildid finch. Genera Passer Petronia Carpospiza Montifringilla This article is about the Old World sparrows in the family Passeridae. ... Genera Many:see text The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. ...

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