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Passeriformes of the World

This page is a snapshot of just a few of the beautiful birds that inhabit our world.  This page is an ongoing work in progress.

Aegithalidae Family  (Long-tailed Tits)

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) 
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Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) With Nest Materials In Tachikawa - Tokyo, Japan (Asia)

Alaudidae Family (Larks)

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) ​
​Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)

 Artamidae Family (Woodswallows)

Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
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Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) In a Tree in Sydney, Australia

Bombycillidae Family (Waxwings)

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Drinking At A Birdbath Near Temple, Texas (USA)

​Buphagidae Family (Oxpeckers)

Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) 
​Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)

Campephagidae Family (Cuckoos and Shrikes)

Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae)
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Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) At Kin Town In Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (Asia)

Cardinalidae Family  (Cardinals)

Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

Certhiidae Family (Tree Creepers)

​Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) ​

 Cinclidae Family (Dippers)

Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii) ​
​White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

 Cisticolidae Family (Cisticolas)

Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis )
Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)

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 Corvidae Family (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)

The Corvidae family is large.  Click on the link to access the Corvidae family page.​
Corvidae Family Link

Dicruridae Family (Drongos)

Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

 Emberizidae Family (Old World Buntings)

 Black-faced Bunting (Schoeniclus spodocephala)
 Rustic Bunting (Schoeniclus rusticus)
 Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
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Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) 
Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) ​

Estrildidae Family (Waxbills & Finches)​

Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) 

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Fringillidae Family (Finches)​

The Fringillidae family is large.  Click on the link to access the Fringillidae family.​
Fringillidae Family (Finches)​

Hirundinidae Family (Swallows)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Northern House-Martin (Delichon urbicum)

 Icteridae Family (Orioles, Blackbirds, Grackles)​

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Red-winged Blackbird  (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)

 Laniidae Family (Shrikes)

Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 
Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)

  Leiothrichidae Family (Laughingthrush)​

Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus) 
Red-billed Leiothrix (​Leiothrix lutea)

Meliphagidae Family (Honeyeaters)

Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)

Mimidae Family (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Monarchidae Family (Monarch Flycatchers)

Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)

Motacillidae Family (Pipits and Wagtails)

African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
​Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) 
​Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
​White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 



Muscicapidae Family (Old World Flycatchers)

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Muscicapidae Family (Old World Flycatchers)
​The Muscicapidae family is large and they have their page!  Please click on the link.
Muscicapidae Family (Old World Flycatchers)

Nectariniidae Family (Sunbirds)

Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) 
Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) ​

Paridae Family (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)

Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) 
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Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
​Japanese Tit (Parus minor)  ​
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius )
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
​Great Tit (Parus major )
​​Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)

​Parulidae Family (New World Warblers)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata )

Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)​​

​Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)

Passeridae Family (Old World Sparrows)​

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Indian House Sparrow (Passer indicus)​

Phylloscopidae Family (Leaf Warblers)​

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 

Ploceidae Family (Weavers)

Holub's Golden-weaver (Ploceus xanthops) 
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis niger)

Prunellidae Family (Accentors)

Dunnock (Prunella modularis) 
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Dunnock (Prunella modularis) In A Tree Near the Five Pits Trail in Pilsley, United Kingdom (Europe)

Pycnonotidae Family  (Bulbuls)​

Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
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Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Dark-capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)
White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)​

Regulidae Family (Kinglets)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Rhipiduridae Family (Fantails)

Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)

Scotocercidae Family (Bush Warblers and Allies)

Japanese Bush Warbler (Horornis diphone)

Sittidae Family (Nuthatches)

Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) 
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

 Sturnidae Family (Mynas and Starlings)

Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis)
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)​
Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus)

Sylviidae Family (Old World Warblers)

Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

 Thraupidae Family (Tanagers)

Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
​Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

 Troglodytidae Family (Wrens)

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Turdidae Family (Thrushes)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus)
Dusky Thrush  (Turdus eunomus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) 
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)​

Tyrannidae Family (Tyrant Flycatchers)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
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Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
​Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 
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​Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Zosteropidae Family (White-eyes)

Japanese White Eye (Zosterops japonicus)
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