Songbirds

PASSERIFORMES of the suborder, Oscines, in which the flexor tendons of the toes are separate, and the lower syrinx has 4 to 9 pairs of tensor muscles inserted at both ends of the tracheal half rings. They include many commonly recognized birds such as CROWS; FINCHES; robins; SPARROWS; and SWALLOWS.

Year introduced: 1999

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.620.750

MeSH Unique ID: D020308

Entry Terms:

• Songbird
• Oscines
• Oscine
• Eremophila alpestris
• Horned Lark
• Horned Larks
• Lark, Horned
• Larks, Horned
• Robins
• Robin
• Flycatchers
• Flycatcher
• Thrushes
• Turdidae
• Warblers
• Warbler
• Wrens
• Wren
• Troglodytidae
• Troglodytinae

Previous Indexing:

• Birds (1966-1998)

See Also:

• High Vocal Center

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Birds
Passeriformes
Songbirds
Crows
Finches
Canaries
Sparrows
Starlings
Swallows