Passeriformes

Japanese: Passeriformes
Passeriformes

...In Europe and India, the closely related house sparrow, P. domesticus (illustration), lives in human homes; sparrows live in wooded areas.
[Passerine]
The Passeriformes (English name: passerines) is a large group that includes about 60% of the approximately 8,600 bird species in the world, and was once called the swallows. They are considered to be the most evolved of all birds, and range in length from 8 to 110 cm, but generally most of them are small and all live on land.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Passeriformes" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,ヨーロッパやインドで人家にすみついているのは近縁種のイエスズメP.domesticus(イラスト)で,スズメは樹林地にいる。
[スズメ目]
 スズメ目Passeriformes(英名passerine)は全世界の鳥類約8600種のうちの約6割を含む大きいグループで,かつては燕雀目(えんじやくもく)とも呼ばれた。鳥の中ではもっとも進化した仲間と考えられ,全長8~110cmの幅があるが,一般に小型の鳥が多く,すべて陸上にすんでいる。…

※「Passeriformes」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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