Organisms

Sparrows

The family Passeridae comprised of small, mainly brown and grey seed-eating birds with conical bills.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The family Passeridae comprised of small, mainly brown and grey seed-eating birds with conical bills.

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Classification

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Passeridae
  • Sparrow

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005; use SONGBIRDS 1999-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1965-1998)
  • Songbirds (1999-2004)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.620w.750w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sparrows. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046370. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046370
  2. Sparrows. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_sparrow
  3. Sparrows. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28922