when you said that the bird is passerine, what did that term mean?
A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes
Passerine
A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (Latin "passer" (“sparrow”) + "formis" (“-shaped”)), which includes more than half of all bird species.
what is water pipit? A small passerine bird which specie does it belong to? Motacillidae
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Passerine [SEP] Introduction
A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (Latin "passer" (“sparrow”) + "formis" (“-shaped”)), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or songbirds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by the arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and among the most diverse orders of terrestrial vertebrates. Passerines are divided into three suborders: Acanthisitti (New Zealand wrens), Tyranni (suboscines) and Passeri (oscines). The passerines contain several groups of brood parasites such as the viduas, cuckoo-finches, and the cowbirds.