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Dichotomous Key/Passeriformes
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Passeriformes Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Passeriformes
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Syrinx complexity
Very complex - #2: Passeri
Simple - #3: Tyranni
2: Passeri
Number of fossa
One - #4: Corvida
Two - #5: Passerida
3: Tyranni
4: Corvida
Mimicking behavior
Yes - #6: Menuridae
No - #7: Corvida
5: Passerida
6: Menuridae
7: Corvida
Tongue texture
Brush tipped, bristly - #8 - Meliphagidae
Smooth, or other - #9 - Corvida
8 - Meliphagidae
9 - Corvida
Could be Atrichornithidae, Climacteridae, Maluridae, Pardalotidae, Petroicidae, Pomatostomidae, Cinclosomatidae, Neosittidae, Pachycephalidae, Dicruridae, Campephagidae, Oriolidae, Artamidae, Paradisaeidae, Corvidae, Corcorachidae, Irenidae, Laniidae, Vireonidae, Ptilonorhynchidae