In today's world, Passerea plays a fundamental role in different aspects of society. From its impact on the economy to its influence on culture and politics, Passerea has been the subject of analysis and debate in different areas. Over time, interest in Passerea has been steadily increasing, and its relevance remains a hot topic today. In this article, we will explore different perspectives and approaches related to Passerea, with the aim of thoroughly examining its importance and understanding its role in our daily lives.
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Beautiful firetail (Stagonopleura bella) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Neognathae |
Clade: | Neoaves |
Clade: | Passerea Jarvis et al., 2014 |
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Passerea is a clade of neoavian birds that was proposed by Jarvis et al. (2014).[3] Their genomic analysis recovered two major clades within Neoaves, Passerea and Columbea, and concluded that both clades appear to have many ecologically driven convergent traits.
According to Jarvis (2014), these convergences include the foot-propelled diving trait of grebes in Columbea with loons and cormorants in Passerea; the wading-feeding trait of flamingos in Columbea with ibises and egrets in Passerea; and pigeons and sandgrouse in Columbea with shorebirds (killdeer) in Passerea. For Jarvis (2014), these long-known trait and morphological alliances suggest that some of the traditional nongenomic trait classifications are based on polyphyletic assemblages.
Passerea was not recovered in other studies.[4][1]
Cladogram of Passerea relationships based on Jarvis et al. (2014)[3] with some clade names after Yuri et al. (2013)[5] and Kimball et al. 2013.[6]
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The following cladogram illustrates the proposed relationships between bird clades of Passerea. This consensus phylogeny of birds is based on phylogenomic data, reflecting a recent phylogenomic supertree analysis per Stiller et al. (2024).[2]