Passeriformes birds are widely recognized for their remarkable diversity, with over 5700 species described so far. Like most bird species, they possess a karyotype characteristic of modern birds, which includes bimodal consisting few pairs macrochromosomes and many microchromosomes. Although the is typically 2n = 80, diploid number can atypically vary greatly, ranging from 56 to approximately 1...

Gut microbial communities play a fundamental role in health and disease, but little is known about the gut microbiota of pet bird species. This important to better understand impact microbes on birds’ may also be relevant context zoonoses. Total genomic DNA samples from pooled fecal 30 flocks (4–7 birds per flock) representing over 150 six different species (two Passeriformes: Northern Mockingb...