Near passerine

Near passerine is a term often given to those land birds most closely related to the true passerines in the order Passeriformes, which corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Beddard. Whether all of these orders represent relatives of the Passeriformes or not is uncertain.

They comprise:

Order Pterocliformes

• sandgrouse

Order Columbiformes

• dodos, pigeons and doves

Order Psittaciformes

• cockatoos and parrots

Order Cuculiformes

• turacos and cuckoos

Order Strigiformes

• owls

Order Caprimulgiformes

• Oilbird, frogmouths, potoos, owlet nightjars and nightjars

Order Apodiformes

• swifts, tree swifts and hummingbirds

Order Coliformes

• mousebirds

Order Trogoniformes

• trogons

Order Coraciiformes

• kingfishers, todies, motmots, bee-eaters, Cuckoo Rollers, ground rollers, rollers hornbills, and Hoopoe.

Order Piciformes

• jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, honeyguides, toucans and woodpeckers

See also

• List of birds

See also: Near passerine, Barbet, Bee-eater, Bird, Cockatoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo Roller, Dodo, Dove, Frogmouth