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Local animals in this group:
larks
waxwings and silky flycatchers
cardinal, grosbeaks, and relatives
treecreepers
crows and jays
sparrows
finches
swallows
blackbirds
shrikes
mockingbirds and relatives
chickadees
New World warblers
sparrows and weavers
western tanager
scarlet tanager
summer tanager
ruby-crowned kinglet
nuthatches
starlings
wrens
robins, bluebirds, and thrushes
tyrant flycatchers
eastern warbling-vireo
white-eyed vireo
red-eyed vireo
Philadelphia vireo
Additional information:
Find perching birds information at
Encyclopedia of Life
perching birds
Passeriformes
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Male (201)
Coloration/Patterning (188)
Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (178)
Behaviors (152)
Female (75)
Body Parts (67)
Body Parts: Beak (55)
#Exemplar (38)
Body Parts: Eyes (20)
Coloration/Patterning: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes) (19)
Breeding (15)
Non-Breeding (12)
Body Parts: Wings (5)
Body Parts: Tails (3)
Body Parts: Mouth (Buccal Cavity) (2)
Body Parts: Hind Feet (1)
Molting (1)
Sexual (1)
Ornamentation (1)
Feeding Behaviors (62)
Parental Care (34)
Feeding Behaviors: Capturing/Manipulating Prey (29)
Communication (28)
Communication: Vocalizing (22)
Parental Care: Feeding Young (19)
Self Care (18)
Parental Care: Nesting (16)
Locomotion (13)
Self Care: Resting (12)
Locomotion: Flying (12)
Communication: Sexual/Courtship Display (7)
Feeding Behaviors: Grazing/Browsing (5)
Self Care: Bathing (4)
Communication: Aggressive Interaction (3)
Self Care: Preening (2)
Feeding Behaviors: Drinking (2)
Reproduction (1)
Locomotion: Swimming (1)
Parental Care: Establishing Protected Site (1)
Reproduction: Copulation (1)
Adult/Sexually Mature (731)
Anatomy (445)
Hatchling (19)
Juvenile (15)
Fledgling (13)
Egg (8)
Live Animal (777)
Life Stages And Gender (762)
Nest (28)
Behavior (12)
Eggs (8)
Sign (8)
Tracks (6)
Habitat (3)
Annotated (1)
Scat (1)
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red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
tricolored blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
stripe-headed sparrow
Aimophila ruficauda
rufous-crowned sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
grasshopper sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
black-throated sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
black-throated sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
black-throated sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
black-throated sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
black-throated sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
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