Passeriformes
24 species.
Blue Jay
Their blue color comes from light scattering, not pigment. Cache thousands of acorns, help...
Common Raven
One of the smartest animals. Can solve puzzles, use tools, plan ahead, and recognize human...
Northern Cardinal
The state bird of seven US states. Males red color comes from diet carotenoids. Females al...
European Robin
UK national bird and Christmas card staple. Extremely territorial. Remarkably tame around ...
House Sparrow
Most widely distributed wild bird. Originally from Middle East, spread globally with human...
Superb Fairywren
Males turn brilliant blue in breeding season. Over 75% of chicks fathered by males other t...
American Crow
Recognize human faces and teach young to recognize enemies. Hold grudges for years. Make a...
Superb Lyrebird
Greatest mimic in the animal kingdom. Reproduce chainsaws, car alarms, cameras, human spee...
Common Starling
Murmurations of thousands are a natural spectacle. Introduced to North America in 1890 by ...
Common Magpie
One of few animals that can recognize itself in a mirror. Extremely intelligent. Their nes...
Satin Bowerbird
Males build elaborate stick bowers decorated with blue objects. Paint walls with chewed pl...
European Goldfinch
Striking red, white, and black face. Prized as cage birds in the 1800s. The Goldfinch pain...
Painted Bunting
Often called the most beautiful bird in North America. Males have blue, green, and red plu...
American Robin
The classic herald of spring, though most winter within the United States. Named by settle...
Eastern Bluebird
A thrush the color of a summer sky, beloved across eastern backyards. Nest box trails reve...
Black-capped Chickadee
A walnut-weight ball of energy that names itself with a chick-a-dee-dee call. Extra dee sy...
Great Tit
A bold garden bird with a glossy black head and breast stripe. The bigger the stripe, the ...
Northern Mockingbird
Can learn over 200 songs, imitating other birds, car alarms, and frogs. Bachelor males sin...
Red-winged Blackbird
Males flash scarlet shoulder patches to claim marsh territory. A single male may guard up ...
Cedar Waxwing
A silky masked bandit with waxy red wing tips. Flocks descend on berry bushes, sometimes e...
American Goldfinch
Among the strictest vegetarian birds, delaying nesting until thistle seeds ripen in mid su...
Barn Swallow
The most widespread swallow on Earth, breeding across six continents. Forked tails stream ...
Eurasian Jay
A pink woodland corvid with a startling blue wing panel. Caches thousands of acorns each a...
Clark Nutcracker
Stores up to 30,000 pine seeds in autumn and recovers most months later under snow, a memo...