Passeridae

Passer domesticus;; mas

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Animalia — Chordata

Classis : Aves 
Ordo : Passeriformes 
Subordo : Passeri 
Infraordo : Passerida 
Superfamilia : Passeroidea 
Familia : Passeridae 
Rafinesque, 1815

   

Subdivisiones: Genera

* Hypocryptadius

• Passer
• Carpospiza
• Petronia
• Gymnoris
• Montifringilla
• Onychostruthus
• Pyrgilauda

Passeridae sunt familia parvarum avium ordinis Passeriformium.^[1] Distinctae a Passerellidis Americanis sunt. Multae species in aedificiis nidificant, ac potissimum multitudines passerorum domesticorum et montanorum in urbibus habitant, unde passeridae inter familiarissimas omnium avium ferarum sunt. Plerumque seminibus vescuntur, sed parva insecta etiam consumunt. Nonnullae species alimentum in circumiectis urbanis petunt, ac laridarum columbarumque similes, parvas multarum rerum quantitates avide edunt.

Passeridae plerumque sunt aves parvae, pingues, brunneae, canae, quibus sunt caudae breves et rostra truncata et valida. Variationes inter species subtiles esse possunt. Species magnitudine variant a Passero eminibey, circa 11.4 centimetra longa et 13.4 grammata ponderis, ad Passerum gongonensem, circa 18 centimetra et 42 grammata. Corpora passeridarum corporum aliarum avium quae seminibus vescuntur similia sunt, sicut fringillidarum, sed exteriorem pinnam primariam dorsalem et os additum in lingua habent,^[2][3] quod os, preglossale nominatum, linguam rigidam facit cum semina teneat. Aliae accommodationes ad semina consumenda sunt rostra praecipue formata et canales alimentarii praelongi.^[4]

Familiae sunt quadraginta tres species in octo genera digestae.^[5]

Imago	Genus	Species vivae
	Hypocryptadius	Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus
	Passer.	Passer ammodendri Passer domesticus Passer italiae Passer hispaniolensis Passer pyrrhonotus Passer castanopterus Passer cinnamomeus Passer flaveolus Passer moabiticus Passer iagoensis Passer motitensis Passer insularis Passer hemileucus Passer rufocinctus Passer shelleyi Passer cordofanicus Passer melanurus Passer griseus Passer swainsonii Passer gongonensis Passer suahelicus Passer diffusus Passer simplex Passer zarudnyi Passer montanus Passer luteus Passer euchlorus Passer eminibey
	Carpospiza	Carpospiza brachydactyla
	Petronia	Petronia petronia
	Gymnoris	Gymnoris superciliaris Gymnoris dentata Gymnoris pyrgita Gymnoris xanthocollis
	Montifringilla	Montifringilla nivalis Montifringilla henrici Montifringilla adamsi
	Onychostruthus	Montifringilla taczanowskii
	Pyrgilauda	Montifringilla davidiana Montifringilla ruficollis Montifringilla blanfordi Montifringilla theresae

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Vicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad Passeridas spectant.

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