Description
Family Passeridae
A Family of small passerines with plum brown or grey bodies, short tails, and stubby, powerful beaks .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Perching Birds
- Suborder:
Passeri
()
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
- Family:
Passeridae
()
- True Sparrows
- Genus:
Erythrura
()
- Reichenbach, 1862
- Specific name:
cyaneovirens
- Subspecies:
pealii
- Scientific name: - Erythrura cyaneovirens pealii Hartlaub, 1852
- Subspecies:
pealii
- Specific name:
cyaneovirens
- Genus:
Erythrura
(
- Family:
Passeridae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeri
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Erythrura
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 39 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. coloria (Mount Katanglad Parrot Finch) · E. cyaneovirens (Red-Headed Parrot-Finch) · E. cyaneovirens cyaneovirens (Red-Headed Parrot-Finch) · E. cyaneovirens gaughrani · E. cyaneovirens pealii · E. forbesi · E. gouldiae (Lady Gouldian Finch) · E. gouliae · E. hyperythra (Tawny-Breasted Parrot-Finch) · E. hyperythra brunneiventris · E. hyperythra hyperythra (Tawny-Breasted Parrot-Finch) · E. hyperythra intermedia · E. hyperythra microrhyncha · E. hyperythra obscura · E. kleinschmidti (Pink-Billed Parrot Finch) · E. papuana (Papuan Parrot Finch) · E. pealii · E. prasina (Pin-Tailed Parrot-Finch) · E. prasina coelica · E. prasina prasina (Pin-Tailed Parrot-Finch) · E. prasina ssp · E. psittacea (Red-Throated Parrot-Finch) · E. regia (Royal Parrotfinch) · E. trichroa (Blue-Faced Parrot-Finch) · E. trichroa clara · E. trichroa cyanofrons · E. trichroa eichhorni · E. trichroa macgillivrayi · E. trichroa modesta · E. trichroa pelewensis · E. trichroa pinaiae · E. trichroa sigillifer · E. trichroa sigillifera · E. trichroa sigillitera · E. trichroa trichroa · E. trichroa woodfordi · E. tricolor (Three-Coloured Parrot Finch) · E. viridifacies (Green-Faced Parrot-Finch) · E. viridis
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Further Reading
- Blake et al. in continuation of the work of Peters, J.L. (1968): Check-list of birds of the world. - In: Check-list of birds of the world, edition Vol. 14 (Paynter, R. A. Jr. ed.), Museum of comparative zoology
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1715122
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 819544
