As nouns the difference between passerine and rupicola
is that passerine is any bird of the order passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species while rupicola is (zoology) any of several south american passerine birds, of the genus rupicola , having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head.
As an adjective passerine
is of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.
passerine
English
Noun
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en noun)
Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.
Synonyms
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Adjective
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Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.
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rupicola
Noun
(
en noun)
(zoology) Any of several South American passerine birds, of the genus Rupicola , having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head
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