Picchio muraiolo
Tichodroma muraria
Wallcreeper (Tichodromidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Picchio muratore Sitta europaea | 9 |
| Rampichino alpestre Certhia familiaris | 8 |
| Fiorrancino Regulus ignicapilla | 3 |
| Regolo Regulus regulus | 2 |
| Tortora orientale Streptopelia orientalis | 1 |
Famiglia
Tichodroma is the only known genus in the family Tichodromidae. The wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) is the only extant species, but the extinct Tichodroma capeki is known from the Late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary. Initially, Linnaeus placed the wallcreeper in the family Certhiidae, along with the treecreepers, while other authorities have placed it the nuthatch family Sittidae, as its own subfamily.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …