鸣禽（songbird）属鸣禽亚目（学名：Passeri），又名雀形亚目或燕雀亚目，为雀形目分支之一，包含约4000种，遍布世界中，发声器通常很发达，以这样的方式产生多样化和复杂的鸟歌。根据鸟类DNA分类系统，下分鸦小目(Corvida）及雀小目（Passerida），各再分三个总科如下：

A songbird is a bird belonging to the clade Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as a scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird". This group contains some 4,000 species found all over the world, in which the vocal organ typically is developed in such a way as to produce a diverse and elaborate bird song.