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Ophthalmology of Passeriformes

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Passerines comprise over 50% of the known avian species on Earth, with over 6000 species in greater than 110 families distributed worldwide except for Antarctica (Barker et al. 2004). Classified as the “perching birds,” Passeriformes are able to perch on vertical surfaces (i.e., trees) owed to having an anisodactyl toe arrangement, that is, having three toes directed forward and a fourth directed backward. They are generally small but range from only a few grams (short-tailed pygmy tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus) to nearly 1.5 kg (Raven, Corvus corax). Most species are omnivores, with their diets varying seasonally (i.e., increasing insect consumption during the breeding season), although there are some primarily carnivorous species (e.g., shrikes).

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    Bret A. Moore

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Esteban Fernandez-Juricic

  3. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

    Fabiano Montiani-Ferreira

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Moore, B.A., Fernandez-Juricic, E., Montiani-Ferreira, F. (2022). Ophthalmology of Passeriformes. In: Montiani-Ferreira, F., Moore, B.A., Ben-Shlomo, G. (eds) Wild and Exotic Animal Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71302-7_18

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