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Yellowhammer, the common yellow bunting of Europe. (In the United States, "yellowhammer" is another name for the flicker). See more »
perching birds library
Perching birds, or songbirds, are the most common birds on Earth. From Cardindals to Wrens, explore the different types of perching birds.
Antbird
Antbird, a nonmigratory bird of Central and South America. There are 50 genera of antbirds and more than 230 species.
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Bellbird
Bellbird, a name given to several birds that produce bell-like notes. The white bell-bird, or campanero, of South America is the most common.
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Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise, a tropical bird known for the brilliant plumage of the male. There are about 40 species of birds of paradise.
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Blackbird
Blackbird, a robin-size bird of temperate regions. It has a thick, pointed bill for cracking seeds and nuts, its main sources of food.
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Bluebird
Bluebird, a small North American bird of the thrush family. Its cheerful warbling of cher-weet, cher-weet has made it one of the most beloved of songbirds.
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Bobolink
Bobolink, a North American bird related to the oriole and blackbird. The bird's name comes from its song, bob-o-lee, bob-o-link.
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Bowerbird
Bowerbird, a bird native to Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands. The male builds an enclosure, or bower, on the ground.
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Bullfinch
Bullfinch, a small bird of northern Europe related to the grosbeaks. It grows to five inches (13 cm) long.
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Bunting
Bunting, any of several species of birds found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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Canary
Canary, a small finch. It is found wild off northwestern Africa, in the Canary and Cape Verde islands, and in Madeira.
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Catbird
Catbird, the common name of members of three families of unrelated birds. The only catbird found in North America is the gray (or northern) catbird.
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Chaffinch
Chaffinch, a European bird with a pleasant, whistling song. It is often kept in a cage as a pet.
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Chat
Chat, the largest of the North American warblers. Most common is the yellow-breasted chat, which winters in Central America and spends the summer in the United States from the Great Plains to the eastern seaboard, and in southern Canada.
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Chickadee
Chickadee, a small North American titmouse. The most common species is the black-capped chickadee.
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Clark's Nutcracker
Clark's Nutcracker, or Clark's Crow, a bird of the crow family that ranges from Alaska to California, and sometimes as far east as the Mississippi River.
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Cowbird
Cowbird, Cow Blackbird, or Cow Bunting, a type of blackbird found in North America.
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Creeper
Creeper, the common name of several kinds of small birds. These birds include honeycreepers, found in Hawaii and South America; the wall creeper, found in the high mountains of Europe and Asia; and tree creepers, found almost worldwide.
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Crossbill
Crossbill, a bird of the finch family. The tips of its bill cross each other when the mouth is closed.
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Crows
Crow, the common name for a family of large birds found in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa.
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Dickcissel
Dickcissel, or Blackthroated Bunting, a migratory bird found in the central United States, particularly in Illinois and Iowa.
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