[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Vireonidae | [latin] Vireo atricapilla | [UK] Black-capped Vireo | [FR] Vireo a tete noire | [DE] Schwarzkopf-Vireo | [ES] Vireo de gorra negra | [NL] Zwartkapvireo Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics A small, sprightly vireo; top and sides of head glossy black in male, slate gray in female. Two wing […]
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Paridae | [latin] Poecile atricapillus | [UK] Black-capped Chickadee | [FR] Mesange a tete noire | [DE] Schwarzkopf-Meise | [ES] Carbonero Cabecinegro | [NL] Amerikaanse Matkop Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Poecile atricapillus NA n Poecile atricapillus atricapillus Poecile atricapillus bartletti Poecile atricapillus fortuitus […]
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Dendroica fusca | [UK] Blackburnian Warbler | [FR] Sylvette a gorge orangee | [DE] Fichten-Waldsanger | [ES] Reinita Gorjinaranja | [NL] Sparrezanger Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Quite small, notably arboreal Nearctic warbler, with dark ear-coverts, pale braces on back, yellow foreparts, and mainly white outer tail-feathers. Breeding […]
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Pica hudsonia | [UK] Black-billed Magpie | [FR] Pie bavarde | [DE] Elster | [ES] Urraca de Pico Negro | [NL] Ekster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Black-billed Magpie is a black and white bird, with long tail. Adult has black head, chest, back and vent, with iridescent […]
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Mniotilta varia | [UK] Black-and-white Warbler | [FR] Sylvette noir et blanc | [DE] Kletter-Waldsanger | [ES] Reinita Trepadora | [NL] Bonte Zanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Setophaga varia Mniotilta varia NA n, e Mexico to Peru, West Indies Physical […]
Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Muscicapidae | [latin] Oenanthe leucura | [UK] Black Wheatear | [FR] Traquet rieur | [DE] Trauer-Steinschmatzer | [ES] Collalba negra | [NL] Zwarte Tapuit Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Oenanthe leucura EU sw, also n Africa Oenanthe leucura leucura Oenanthe leucura syenitica Physical charateristics […]
Black Rosy Finch (Leucosticte atrata)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Leucosticte atrata | [UK] Black Rosy Finch | [FR] Roselin noir | [DE] Rosenbauch-Schneegimpel | [ES] Pinzon Montano Negro | [NL] Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Rosy-Finches are sparrow-sized birds of the high snowfields; they walk, not hop. Taxonomists have recently been lumping and splitting the various races […]
Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Alaudidae | [latin] Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | [UK] Black Lark | [FR] Alouette noire | [DE] Mohrenlerche | [ES] Calandria Negra | [NL] Zwarte Leeuwerik Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Ammomanes yeltoniensis Melanocorypha yeltoniensis EU c Physical charateristics Largest of genus in west Palearctic, ( […]
Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Alaudidae | [latin] Melanocorypha bimaculata | [UK] Bimaculated Lark | [FR] Alouette monticole | [DE] Berg-Kalanderlerche | [ES] | [NL] Bergkalanderleeuwerik Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Melanocorypha bimaculata EU sc n India, ne AF Melanocorypha bimaculata bimaculata Melanocorypha bimaculata rufescens Melanocorypha bimaculata torquata Physical […]
Bewicks Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Troglodytidae | [latin] Thryomanes bewickii | [UK] Bewicks Wren | [FR] Troglodyte de Bewick | [DE] Busch-Zaunkonig | [ES] Chivirin cola obscura | [NL] Bewicks Winterkoning Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Thryomanes bewickii NA widespread, also Mexico Ferminia bewickii Thryomanes bewickii altus Thryomanes bewickii […]