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The brown pelican is the state bird of Louisiana.. This list of birds of Louisiana includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as accepted by the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. [1]
Ammodramus is a genus of birds in the family Passerellidae, in the group known as American sparrows. Birds of this genus are known commonly as grassland sparrows. [2] The name Ammodramus is from the Greek for "sand runner". [3] These birds live in grassland habitat. Some Ammodramus are socially monogamous and both parents care for the young.
The golden-crowned sparrow is one of five species in the genus Zonotrichia, a group of large American sparrows. [2] It has no subspecies. [3] It is a sister species with, and very closely related to, the white-crowned sparrow; studies of mitochondrial DNA show the two evolved into separate species very recently in geologic time.
[2] [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). [3] [4] The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow." [5] A mixed group of Passer sparrows containing a Eurasian tree sparrow, a male house sparrow, and female house or Spanish sparrows, feeding on grain in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Old World sparrows are a group of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows , a name also used for a particular genus of the family, Passer . [ 1 ] They are distinct from both the New World sparrows , in the family Passerellidae , and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java ...
An audio recording of a house sparrow. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz).
The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a small New World sparrow that is the only member of the genus Passerculus. It is a widespread and abundant species that occupies open grassland habitats in North America.
A pink-sided dark-eyed junco in Elizabeth, Colorado. A junco (/ ˈ dʒ ʌ ŋ k oʊ /), genus Junco, is a small North American bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species.