[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Paridae | [latin] Poecile rufescens | [UK] Chestnut-backed Chickadee | [FR] Mesange a dos marron | [DE] Rotrucken-Meise | [ES] Carbonero Dorsicastano | [NL] Kastanjerugmees Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Poecile rufescens NA w Poecile rufescens barlowi Poecile rufescens neglectus Poecile rufescens rufescens Physical […]
Category: Passeriformes
Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Furnariidae | [latin] Xiphorhynchus susurrans | [UK] Cocoa Woodcreeper | [FR] Grimpar cacao | [DE] Tropfenstirn-Baumsteiger | [ES] Trepatroncos Cacao | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Xiphorhynchus susurrans LA e Guatemala to n Venezuela Xiphorhynchus susurrans confinis Xiphorhynchus susurrans costaricensis Xiphorhynchus susurrans jardinei […]
Corsican Nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sittidae | [latin] Sitta whiteheadi | [UK] Corsican Nuthatch | [FR] Sittelle corse | [DE] Korsenkleiber | [ES] Trepador Corso | [NL] Coriscaanse Boomklever Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics 10-15% smaller and noticeably slighter than Nuthatch, with proportionately finest bill, longest-looking head (due to linear plumage pattern), and shortest tail of […]
Duponts Lark (Chersophilus duponti)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Alaudidae | [latin] Chersophilus duponti | [UK] Duponts Lark | [FR] Sirli ricoti | [DE] Dupontlerche | [ES] Alondra de Dupont | [NL] Duponts Leeuwerik Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Pseudalaemon duponti Chersophilus duponti AF n, also Spain Chersophilus duponti duponti Chersophilus duponti margaritae […]
Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Acrocephalus scirpaceus | [UK] Reed-Warbler | [FR] Rousserole effarvate | [DE] Teich-Rohrsanger | [ES] | [NL] Kleine Karakiet Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Medium-sized, compact, robust, and skulking but inquisitive warbler. Plumage varies from brown olive to grey in […]
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Corvus ossifragus | [UK] Fish Crow | [FR] Corneille de rivage | [DE] Fischkrahe | [ES] Cuervo pescador | [NL] Viskraai Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Listen for this smallish crow near tidewater. Identify it by voice, not size; measurements of the American and Fish crows broadly overlap. […]
Siberian Tit (Poecile cinctus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Paridae | [latin] Poecile cinctus | [UK] Siberian Tit | [FR] Mesange lapone | [DE] Lapplandmeise | [ES] Carbonero lapon | [NL] Bruinkopmees Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Slightly shorter overall than Great Tit, noticeably larger and much longer-tailed than Willow Tit, […]
Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Corvus corone cornix | [UK] Hooded Crow | [FR] Corneille mantelee | [DE] Nebelkrahe | [ES] Corneja Cenicienta | [NL] Bonte Kraai Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Corvus cornix EU c, s Corvus cornix capellanus Corvus cornix cornix Corvus cornix pallescens […]
Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Geothlypis aequinoctialis | [UK] Masked Yellowthroat | [FR] Gorge-jaune commun | [DE] Masken-Gelbkehlchen | [ES] Aranero cara negra | [NL] Zuidamerikaanse Maskerzanger Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Masked Yellowthroat is 13.2 cm long and weighs 13g. It has yellow-green upperparts, bright yellow underparts, and a mainly black […]
Naumanns Thrush (Turdus naumanni)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Turdus naumanni | [UK] Naumanns Thrush | [FR] Grive de Naumann | [DE] Naumanndrossel | [ES] Zorzal de Naumann | [NL] Naumanns Bruine Lijster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Medium-sized, robust thrush, with rather stout bill and body. Diagnostic combination of broad pale supercilium and much rufous or […]