page_title: Passerine
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Passerine / Taxonomy
context_page_description: A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. They are perching birds. Most of them are small in size, and most can sing very well. Their main suborder is the Passeri, the songbirds.
context_section_description: There are three sub-orders: Acanthisitti, Tyranni and Passeri. There are only two bird species in the sub-order Acanthisitti. They are known as New Zealand wrens. The sub-order Tyranni are also known as the suboscines. Many of these birds are found in tropical areas. The sub-order Passeri has the most bird species. They are also known as the oscines.
caption: The Hawaiian crow or alala (Corvus hawaiiensis) is nearly extinct
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