nonpasserine
adjective
non·pas·ser·ine
ˌnän-ˈpa-sə-ˌrīn 
: not passerine
especially
: of, relating to, or being any of various arboreal birds (such as pigeons, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, and kingfishers) that are not passerines
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Score: humans, 1, nonpasserine birds, 0.
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