passerine
Sparrow's scientific classification
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes—the perching birds, which account for more than half of all bird species.
Passerines have feet adapted for gripping branches, with three toes forward and one back.
The group includes sparrows, finches, crows, and most songbirds.
As an adjective, passerine describes characteristics of these birds: passerine feet, passerine species.
Small brown urban bird
- finchSmall seed-eating songbird
- warblerSmall melodious bird
- robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
- canaryYellow caged songbird
wren · lark · thrush · starling · oriole · blackbird · chickadee · titmouse
Division or woody limb
- twigSlender woody shoot
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- gripSecure manual hold
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
alight · perch · bough · wire · fence · resting · understory · canopy
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- covertsConcealing undergrowth or plumage
- downToward lower ground
- billAmount owed, written
syrinx · hallux · claws · gape · crop · keel · wishbone · contour feathers
High repeated animal calls
- warbleSing with tremolo
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- tweetSmall bird's cry
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
melody · dawn chorus · birdsong · vocalization · mimicry · call · mating call · alarm call
sparrow
Small brown urban bird
canary · wren · lark · thrush · starling · oriole · blackbird · chickadee · titmouse · nuthatch
branch
Division or woody limb
balance · alight · perch · bough · wire · fence · resting · understory · canopy
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
bill · syrinx · hallux · claws · gape · crop · keel · wishbone · contour feathers · primaries
chirping
High repeated animal calls
whistle · melody · dawn chorus · birdsong · vocalization · mimicry · call · mating call · alarm call · duet
porcine
Of or like swine
equine · lupine · ovine · murine · corvine · avian · columbine · aquiline · vulturine
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
breeding · molting · preening · territorial · courtship · brooding · fledging · gleaning · hawking · hovering
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- bird typessongbird, raptor, waterfowl, seabird, shorebird
- bird anatomybeak, feathers, wings, tail feathers, wing feathers
- birdingbirding, bird watching, birdwatcher, birder, binoculars
passerineraptor
Hunting bird with talons
waterfowl · bird of prey · flightless bird · penguin · ostrich