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The citril finch (Carduelis citrinella), also known as the Alpine citril finch, is a small songbird, a member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. This bird is a resident breeder in the mountains of southwestern Europe from Spain to the Alps. Its northernmost breeding area is found in the Black Forest of southwestern Germany.
Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae that breeds in the short- and mixed-grass prairies of North America.Migratory, it spends the winters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Lark buntings are small songbirds, with a short, thick, bluish bill. There is a large patch of white on the wings and they have a relatively short tail with white tips at the end of the feathers. Breeding males have an all black body with a large white patch on the upper part of the wing.
The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird from North America, a species in the tit and chickadee family ().The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward, [2] was included as a subspecies but now is considered a separate species, Baeolophus atricristatus.
The organ is a solid, bony structure lined with a film of membranes which air passes through as the songbird calls. While the song boxes of songbirds vary in size and intricacy, this does not necessarily determine the songbird's ability to voice their song. Researchers believe this has more to do with the length of the windpipe. [8]
Nov. 1—Every spring, a small songbird with a brilliant black and yellow face visits the Inland Northwest. Many bird watchers consider it a treat to catch even a glimpse of a Townsend's warbler ...
The American pipit (Anthus rubescens), formerly known as the Buff-bellied pipit, is a small songbird native to North America. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. [2] It was formerly classified as a form of the water pipit. The former subspecies, Siberian pipit, is now considered a distinct species.
The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). This migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many Caribbean islands, Florida and northern Venezuela. [2] [3]