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passerine adj

Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally anisodactyl (“having three toes pointing forward and one back, which facilitates perching”). (archaic) Chiefly in the former names of some birds: approximately the size of a sparrow. passerine n Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species. Today, the second Saturday of May in 2023, is the first of the two World Migratory Bird Days in the year. These days were established by the Secretariats of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals to highlight the importance of protecting migratory birds and their habitats.

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