[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Troglodytidae | [latin] Cyphorhinus arada | [UK] Musician Wren | [FR] Troglodyte musicien | [DE] Orpheus-Zaunkonig | [ES] Soterrey canoro | [NL] Orpheuswinterkoning Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics Forehead rufous, crown and nape chestnut. Buff faint eyestripe, black collar with white stripes extending to back. Back, wings and tail reddish […]
Category: Passeriformes
Kirtlands Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Dendroica kirtlandii | [UK] Kirtlands Warbler | [FR] Sylvette de Kirtland | [DE] Michigan-Waldsanger | [ES] Reinita de Kirtland | [NL] Kirtland Zanger Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Bluish gray above, streaked with black; yellow below, with black spots or streaks confined to the sides. Male has a […]
Pallass Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Emberiza pallasi | [UK] Pallass Reed Bunting | [FR] Bruant de Pallas | [DE] Pallasammer | [ES] Escribano de Palla | [NL] Pallas’ Rietgors Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Emberiza pallasi EU e Emberiza pallasi lydiae Emberiza pallasi minor Emberiza pallasi […]
Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Amphispiza belli | [UK] Sage Sparrow | [FR] Pinson de Bell | [DE] Bleifuss-Ammer | [ES] Zacatonero de artemisa | [NL] Bells Gors Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Aimophila belli Amphispiza belli NA, MA wc, sw nw Mexico Amphispiza belli belli […]
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Melospiza georgiana | [UK] Swamp Sparrow | [FR] Pinson des marais | [DE] Sumpfammer | [ES] Gorrion pantanero | [NL] Moerasgors Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Zonotrichia georgiana Melospiza georgiana NA nc, ne to ne Mexico Melospiza georgiana ericrypta Melospiza georgiana […]
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Helmitheros vermivorum | [UK] Worm-eating Warbler | [FR] Sylvette vermivore | [DE] Halden-Waldsanger | [ES] Chipe gusanero | [NL] Streepkopzanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Limnothlypis vermivorum Helmitheros vermivorum NA e USA MA, West Indies Physical charateristics A modest forager of […]
Norfolk Starling (Aplonis fusca)
The story The third extinct member of the genus Aplonis inhabited the islands of Norfolk and Lord Howe. Both these Tasman Sea islands have lost several of their endemic birds and the starling vanished during the first half of the twentieth century. The species has been divided into two races, the nominate from Norfolk Island […]
Akialoa (Hemignathus obscurus)
The story Because it is so poorly known, the honeycreeper family, in particular its extinct members, arouses a certain amount of controversy. It is classified and reclassified over and over again, and drastic revisions of the family are made from time to time. Unfortunately, these revisions are, of necessity, made from specimen material rather than […]
Oahu Oo (Moho apicalis)
The story The main islands of Hawaii each had their own distinctive species of ‘O’o. All are closely related but their respective island isolations led to certain clear differences. The Oahu ‘O’o was distinguished chiefly by its strikingly marked black and white tail. Like its relative on Hawaii it sported yellow flank plumes and undertail-coverts. […]
Bachmans Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
The story This tiny species divided its time between the south-eastern USA and Cuba, where it wintered. It was first identified by the Reverend John Bachman, a close personal friend of the famous painter and writer John James Audubon. Bachman was a resident of Charleston, and in July 1833 he found, in a local swamp, […]