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Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Common Redpoll, (Acanthis flammea) is in the finch family Fringillidae, along with the Hoary Redpoll were recently in the genus Carduelis, but this just changed recently when it was determined they form a distinct lineage. It has a distribution in the north of North America and Eurasia, moving southward […]
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Hoary Redpoll, (Acanthis hornemanni) is in the Finch Family Fringillidae, and breeds in the tundra birch forest, moving southward in winter. It resembles the Common Redpoll but is usually lighter. It has an unstreaked pale rump patch and a uniformly pale vent area. Acanthis hornemanni HOARY REDPOLL *gallery moved,
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Evening Grosbeak, (Coccothraustes vespertinus) is in the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in coniferous and mixed forest across Canada and south to Mexico in the mountains. They move south in winter and sometimes irrupt further than usual. Family Fringillidae (FINCHES) Coccothraustes vespertinus EVENING GROSBEAK click on image to
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Calcariidae (Longspurs & Snow Buntings) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Lapland Longspur McCown’s Longspur Smith’s Longspur Snow Bunting Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Snow Bunting, (Plectrophenax nivalis) has recently been moved, along with Longspurs, from the Sparrow family, Emberizidae, to a new family Calcariidae, after DNA studies provided deeper insight into evolutionary histories. It breeds with a circumpolar range in the Arctic and is the mostly northerly member of the family
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Order Passeriformes (PERCHING BIRDS) Family Calcariidae (LONGSPURS & SNOW BUNTING Longspurs, along with the Snow Bunting constitute the family Calcariidae.which was split off from the sparrow family Emberizidae in 2010. It is a small family with only 6 species worldwide. ‘Longspur’ refers to the long claw on the hind
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Polioptilidae (GNATCATCHERS) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher California Gnatcatcher Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Gnatcatchers are small birds in the family Polioptilidae, and are relatives of Wrens. The California Gnatcatcher was split from the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher and ranges from southern California to Baja. The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher lives in the Sonoran and Chihuahan deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Family Polioptilidae GNATCATCHERS Polioptila
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, (Polioptila caerulea) is in the family Poliptidae in the Order Passerformes. It breeds in open deciduous forest and shrublands through southern Ontario, eastern and southwest Us into Mexico. Females are less blue than the males. Polioptila caerulea BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER *gallery moved, click button below* BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER VIDEOS
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Home Subjects Covers About Contact The American Dipper, (Cinclus mexicanus) is in the family Cinclidae within the Order Passeriformes. The family is unique among Passerine birds in that it dives underwater to catch Arthropods and small fish. Its range is mountainous areas with fast-moving rivers from Alaska to Panama. They have an extra eylid, the
