<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Songbirds are the largest order of birds with 6456 species, making up more than half of every known bird species. The location and time of their emergence, as well as the method of their spreading, is debated. They are present in the Carpathian Basin from the beginning of the Neogene, with an increasing number of types and species. Due to their diverse ways of life and diets, their presence mirrors the environmental conditions of the given geological periods quite accurately.</p></abstract>

Songbirds are the largest order of birds with 6456 species, making up more than half of every known bird species. The location and time of their emergence, as well as the method of their spreading, is debated. They are present in the Carpathian Basin from the beginning of the Neogene, with an increasing number of types and species. Due to their diverse ways of life and diets, their presence mirrors the environmental conditions of the given geological periods quite accurately.

Evolution of Songbirds (Passeriformes) and their Presence in the Neogene and the Quaternary in the Carpathian Basin

Ornis Hungarica

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Songbirds are the largest order of birds with 6456 species, making up more than half of every known bird species. The location and time of their emergence, as...

Evolution of Songbirds (Passeriformes) and their Presence in the Neogene and the Quaternary in the Carpathian Basin

Published Online: Dec 16, 2020

Page range: 158 - 203

Received: Mar 09, 2020

Accepted: Sep 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0024

Keywords
Perching birds, Tertiary, Quaternary, Paleogene, Neogene, avian fauna

© 2020 Jenő (E.) Kessler, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Evolution of Songbirds (Passeriformes) and their Presence in the Neogene and the Quaternary in the Carpathian Basin

Published Online: Dec 16, 2020

Page range: 158 - 203

Received: Mar 09, 2020

Accepted: Sep 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0024

KeywordsPerching birds, Tertiary, Quaternary, Paleogene, Neogene, avian fauna

© 2020 Jenő (E.) Kessler, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Perching birds, Tertiary, Quaternary, Paleogene, Neogene, avian fauna