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

Alaudidae Family

Alauda arvensis - Eurasian Skylark In The Grass In Ansbach, Germany

 Artamidae Family

Strepera graculina - Pied Currawong in a Tree in Sydney, Australia

  Bombycillidae Family

Bombycilla cedrorum - Cedar Waxwing in the grass in Temple, Texas USA

Campephagidae Family

Pericrocotus tegimae - Ryukyu Minivet in Kin Town, Okinawa (Japan)

Cardinalidae Family

Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern Cardinal In A Tree In Temple, Texas (USA)

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

Cisticola juncidis - Zitting Cisticola in Kin Town, Okinawa (Japan)
Prinia gracilis - Graceful Prinia In Downtwon Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

 Corvidae Family

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
Cyanocitta cristata - Blue Jay On A Branch In College Station, Texas (USA)
 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

Dicruridae Family

Dicrurus macrocercus - Black Drongo On A Sign At Andersen Air Base, Guam (USA)

 Emberizidae Family

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)
Melospiza georgiana - Swamp Sparrow On A Rock At Palos Park, Illinois (USA)
Schoeniclus rusticus - Rustic Bunting in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan)
Schoeniclus spodocephala - Black-faced Bunting at Kamigo Mori No Ie Park in Yokohama, Japan
Zonotrichia querula - A Harris's Sparrow On the Ground In Temple, Texas (USA)

Estrildidae Family

Estrilda astrild - Common Waxbill Near Kaneohi Bay, Hawaii (USA)

Fringillidae Family

Carduelis carduelis - A European Goldfinch in a Tree at Spangdahlem, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)
Carpodacus mexicanus - House Finch In A Tree In Temple, Texas USA​
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 spinus - Eurasian Siskin Pair in a Tree in Kushiro, Hokkaido (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

Mimidae Family

Mimus polyglottos - Northern Mockingbird at Mission San Jose San Antonio, Texas (USA) 

Monarchidae Family

Grallina cyanoleuca - Magpie-lark in Sydney, Australia

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 flava - A Yellow Wagtail at Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer Near Greetsiel, Lower Saxony in Germany
Motacilla grandis - Japanese Wagtail In A Field in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan)

Muscicapidae Family

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)

Nectariniidae Family

Cinnyris asiaticus - Purple Sunbird In A Tree In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Paridae Family

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  

​Parulidae Family

Setophaga coronata - Yellow-rumped Warbler at Kleb Woods Nature Preserve Tomball, Texas USA

  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 - Italian Sparrow In Rome, Italy​
Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow Near The Forbidden City In Beijing, China
Petronia petronia - Rock Sparrow Next to Cathedral Of Saint Nectarios on Aegina Island, Greece

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​Passerellidae Family

Phylloscopidae Family

Chondestes grammacus - Lark Sparrow In A Tree In Bell County, Texas

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

Scotocercidae Family

Horornis diphone - Japanese Bush-Warbler At Kamigo Mori No Ie Park In Yokohama, Japan

Sittidae Family

​Sitta carolinensis - White-breasted Nuthatch On The Side Of A Tree In Palos Park, Illinois In the USA
Sitta europaea - Nuthatch In A Tree In Grafenau, Germany 

 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

Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap On A Branch At Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Bavaria (Germany) 

 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

Sayornis phoebe - Eastern Phoebe At Kleb Woods Nature Preserve In Tomball, Texas USA​
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)