Passerine
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<speciesfyi-glossary slug="passerine"></speciesfyi-glossary>Definition
A member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds, commonly known as perching birds or songbirds.
Detailed Explanation
Passerines account for roughly 6,500 of the world's 10,000+ bird species and dominate terrestrial avifaunas on every continent except Antarctica. Their hallmark adaptation — an anisodactyl foot with three toes forward and one back — enables a firm grip on branches. Passerine vocal learning is one of the few parallels to human language acquisition, making songbirds important neurobiological models for studying speech and vocal learning.