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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many new songbirds have been found in the Wallacea Island?
A
7
B
8
C
9
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists discover 10 new species of birds in Wallacea - India Today.

Detailed explanation-2: -songbird, also called passerine, any member of the suborder Passeri (or Oscines), of the order Passeriformes, including about 4, 000 species-nearly half the world’s birds-in 35 to 55 families.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary: Zoologists have found several new species of colorful, tropical sunbirds. The zoologists have identified a new species, the ‘Wakatobi Sunbird’ (Cinnyris infrenatus), which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Songbirds are the main group of birds in the order Passeriformes. They are the suborder Passeri, sometimes called ‘oscines’ (Latin for songbird). They are a genuine clade. There are about 4000 species of songbird.

Detailed explanation-5: -All songbirds are perching birds, an order called passerines that share a distinct toe arrangement that helps them grasp branches. Passerines are separated into three suborders, the largest of which is Passeri. Birds in the Passeri suborder are called oscines, or songbirds.

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