bird family
Flock of kin
A bird family is a taxonomic group ranking between order and genus, uniting birds that share common ancestry and characteristics.
Ornithologists classify all bird species into roughly 250 families—from Corvidae (crows and jays) to Trochilidae (hummingbirds).
In casual use, bird family may simply mean a group of related birds: The robin family nested in our eaves.
- passerinePerching bird order member
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- dawn chorusBirds' collective sunrise singing
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- flight feathersBird's main wing plumes
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