Passeriformes of the World
This page is a snapshot of just a few of the beautiful birds that inhabit our world. The birds shown on this site were photographed in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, China, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Enjoy the creatures around us and appreciate their beauty and sounds. This page is an ongoing work in progress.
Aegithalidae Family
Aegithalos caudatus - Long-tailed Tit at Kamigo Mori No Ie in Yokohama, Japan
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Alaudidae Family
Alauda arvensis - Eurasian Skylark In The Grass In Ansbach, Germany
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Artamidae Family
Strepera graculina - Pied Currawong in a Tree in Sydney, Australia
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Bombycillidae Family
Bombycilla cedrorum - Cedar Waxwing in the grass in Temple, Texas USA
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Campephagidae Family
Pericrocotus tegimae - Ryukyu Minivet in Kin Town, Okinawa (Japan)
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Cardinalidae Family
Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern Cardinal In A Tree In Temple, Texas (USA)
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Certhiidae Family
Certhia brachydactyla - Short-toed Treecreeper Near São Jorge Castle in Lisbon, Portugal
Certhia familiaris - Eurasian Tree-Creeper in Kushiro Shitsugen National Park in Hokkaido (Japan) |
Cinclidae Family
Cinclus cinclus - White-throated Dipper in the Grundbach River in Bichlbach, Austria
Cinclus pallasii - Brown Dipper Next to the Oirase River in Aomori Prefecture (Japan) |
Cisticolidae Family
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Cisticola juncidis - Zitting Cisticola in Kin Town, Okinawa (Japan)
Prinia gracilis - Graceful Prinia In Downtwon Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Corvidae Family
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Aphelocoma californica - California Scrub-Jay in Oregon City, Oregon (USA)
Corvus corone - Carrion Crow at Foraging Along Tokyo Bay at Yokosuka NB, Japan Corvus frugilegus - Rook at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom Corvus macrorhynchos - Large-billed Crow in Yokosuka, Japan Corvus monedula - Jackdaw Foraging At Low Tide In Dingle, Ireland Cyanopica cyanus - Azure-winged Magpie ND Kanagawa-ku Yokohama Garrulus glandarius - Eurasian Jay in Carlsfeld, Saxony (Germany) Pica pica - Eurasian Magpie - Near the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China Pyrrhocorax graculus - Yellow-billed Chough Walking Atop The Zugspitz In Bavaria, Germany |
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Dicruridae Family
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Dicrurus macrocercus - Black Drongo On A Sign At Andersen Air Base, Guam (USA)
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Emberizidae Family
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Emberiza cioides - Meadow Bunting at Kamigo Mori No Ie Park in Yokohama, Japan
Emberiza citrinella - Yellowhammer Singing in a Tree in Sendelfingen, Germany Emberiza schoeniclus - Common Reed Bunting in Kushiro City, Hokkaido (Japan) Schoeniclus rusticus - Rustic Bunting in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan) Schoeniclus spodocephala - Black-faced Bunting at Kamigo Mori No Ie Park in Yokohama, Japan |
Estrildidae Family
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Estrilda astrild - Common Waxbill Near Kaneohi Bay, Hawaii (USA)
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Fringillidae Family
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Carduelis carduelis - A European Goldfinch in a Tree at Spangdahlem, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)
Spinus spinus - Eurasian Siskin Pair in a Tree in Kushiro, Hokkaido (Japan) Chloris chloris - European Greenfinch On a Spruce Tree Branch in Grafenau, Germany Chloris sinica - Grey-capped Greenfinch Near Yamato City, Japan Coccothraustes coccothraustes - Hawfinch on the Ground in Negishi Yokohama, Japan Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria Germany Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Eurasian Bullfinch On Oshima Island in Japan Spinus tristis - American Goldfinch In A Tree in Palos Park, Illinois (USA) |
Hirundinidae Family
Delichon urbicum - Northern House-Martin in Central Prague, Czech Republic
Hirundo rustica - Barn Swallow At the Welney Wetland Centre In Welney, Norfolk (United Kingdom) |
Icteridae Family
Agelaius phoeniceus - Red-winged Blackbird in Downers Grove, Illinois (USA)
Euphagus cyanocephalus - Brewer's Blackbird in Portland, Oregon (USA) Quiscalus mexicanus - Great-tailed Grackle in Austin, Texas (USA) |
Laniidae Family
Lanius Bucephalus - Bull-headed Shrike In A Tree In Pyeongtaek, South Korea
Lanius tigrinus - Tiger Shrike in Danyang-gun, South Korea |
Leiothrichidae Family
Garrulax canorus - Chinese Hwamei at Lake Tanuki in Shizuoka Prefecture (Japan)
Leiothrix lutea - Red-billed Leiothrix in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii (USA) |
Meliphagidae Family
Manorina melanocephala - Noisy Miner in Sydney, Australia
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Mimidae Family
Mimus polyglottos - Northern Mockingbird at Mission San Jose San Antonio, Texas (USA)
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Monarchidae Family
Grallina cyanoleuca - Magpie-lark in Sydney, Australia
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Motacillidae Family
Motacilla alba - White Wagtail on a Roof in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Motacilla alba yarrellii - Pied Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail On Kitayama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Motacilla grandis - Japanese Wagtail In A Field in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan) |
Muscicapidae Family
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Cyanoptila cyanomelana - Blue-and-white Flycatcher On A Branch in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture (Japan)
Larvivora komadori - Ryukyu Robin Near Hiji Falls in Okinawa Prefecture (Japan) Erithacus rubecula - European Robin On A Bench In Tavistock, Devon (United Kingdom) Ficedula narcissina - Narcissus Flycatcher Near Yamakita-machi, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan) Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock-Thrush On Cape Zanpa, Okinawa (Japan) Muscicapa striata - Spotted Flycatcher in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Phoenicurus auroreus - Daurian Redstart On A Branch in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture ( Japan) Tarsiger cyanurus - Orange-flanked Bush-Robin On Mt. Fuji In Shizuoka Prefecture (Japan) |
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Nectariniidae Family
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Cinnyris asiaticus - Purple Sunbird In A Tree In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Paridae Family
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Baeolophus atricristatus - Black-crested Titmouse In A Tree In Moffat, Texas
Cyanistes caeruleus - Blue Tit On A Tree In Mödlareuth, Germany Parus major - A Great Tit In A Tree In Krzyżowa, Poland Parus minor - Japanese Tit at Kamigo Mori No Ie in Yokohama, Japan Periparus ater - Coal Tit Near Akkeshi, Hokkaido (Japan) Poecile carolinensis - Carolina Chickadee In A Tree Near Moffat, Texas (USA) Poecile montanus - Willow Tit In Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture (Japan) Sittiparus varius - Varied Tit At Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture Japan |
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Passerellidae Family
Melospiza georgiana - Swamp Sparrow On A Rock At Palos Park, Illinois (USA)
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Passeridae Family
Passer domesticus - House Sparrow On The Ground In Verviers, Belgium
Passer domesticus indicus - Indian House Sparrow in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Passer italiae - Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow Near The Forbidden City In Beijing, China |
Phylloscopidae Family
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Phylloscopus collybita - A Common Chiffchaff in Lisbon, Portugal
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Pycnonotidae Family
Hypsipetes amaurotis - Brown-eared Bulbul On A Fence In Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan)
Pycnonotus cafer - Red-vented Bulbul In Dubai, United Arab Emirates Pycnonotus leucotis - White-eared Bulbul Pair On A Fence In Dubai, United Arab Emirates Pycnonotus sinensis -Light-vented Bulbul On The Northern Coast of Okinawa (Japan) |
Regulidae Family
Regulus calendula - Ruby-crowned Kinglet In A Tree in Temple, Texas (USA)
Regulus regulus -Goldcrest Next To The Five Pits Trail In Pilsley, United Kingdom |
Rhipiduridae Family
Rhipidura fuliginosa - New Zealand Fantail At Karangahake Reserve On North Island In New Zealand
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Scotocercidae Family
Horornis diphone - Japanese Bush-Warbler At Kamigo Mori No Ie Park In Yokohama, Japan
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Sittidae Family
Sitta europaea - Nuthatch In A Tree In Grafenau, Germany
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Sturnidae Family
Acridotheres cristatellus - Crested Myna In Yokohama, Japan
Acridotheres tristis - Common Myna In Sydney, Australia Spodiopsar cineraceus - White-cheeked Starling In Toyama City, Japan Sturnus vulgaris - Common Starling on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
Sylviidae Family
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Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap On A Branch At Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Bavaria (Germany)
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Thraupidae Family
Paroaria coronata - Red-crested Cardinal Near Kaneohi Bay in Hawaii (USA)
Sicalis flaveola - Saffron Finch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii (USA) |
Troglodytidae Family
Thryothorus ludovicianus - Carolina Wren At Mayfield Park And Nature Preserve in Austin, Texas (USA)
Troglodytes troglodytes - Eurasian Wren at Goldgrund Nature Reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
Turdidae Family
Turdus naumanni - Dusky Thrush On The Ground In Yokosuka, Japan
Turdus merula -Eurasian Blackbird At Lakenheath, United Kingdom Turdus migratorius - American Robin In Willowbrook, Illinois (USA) Turdus pallidus - Pale Thrush In Yokohama, Japan Turdus philomelos -Song Thrush on the Ground in Vogelsang Eifel National Park in Germany Turdus pilaris - Fieldfare In Schmidtheim, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) |
Tyrannidae Family
Tyrannus forficatus - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher On A Line In Temple, Texas (USA)
Tyrannus verticalis - Western Kingbird In A Tree In Temple, Texas |
Zosteropidae Family
Zosterops japonicus - Japanese White-eye In A Tree in Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan)