passeridae sittidae, certhiidae, troglodytidae, polioptilidae bombycillidae, cinclidae, turdidae,...
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Passeridae
Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae
Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae
Regulidae
Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae,
Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae
Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world)
Suboscines
Oscines
Non-passerines
9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae
Birds Of Paradise - Paradisaeidae
Kyle Parsons
Facts
• Family- Paradisaeidae
• Order- Passeriformes
• 40 Species Found on New Guinea
• Australia has 4 species, three of which are rifle birds.
Geographic Distribution
Rifle Birds
Paradise riflebird
Ptiloris paradiseus
Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus
Victoria’s rifle bird
Evolution
• different species occupy different elevational zones from near sea level to nearly 3000 m above it
• This phenomenon and shows how different genera are partitioned within and among elevational zones.
Lophorina
Astrapia
Diphyllodes
Parotia
Drepanornis Epimachus
Plumage Diversity
Ribbon-tailed
Wilsons
Royaly adorned
Blue Bird of Paradise
Red Bird of Paradise
Ribbon tail Majesty in Miniture ( one of the smallest)
Morphology
• All Species have 10 primaries and 12 tail feathers
• Most highly sexually dimorphic
• 5% monogamous
• The rest are polygynous.
Mating
Raggian bird of Paradise
Goldies
Blue bird of Paradise
Ballerina Dance
Wispered
Superb Bird of Paradise
Nesting
• Munacodes• Females build nest
and are solitary nesters
• raise 1-3 • 3 general nest types,
ground level, on tree branches, in dense foliage.
Corvidae Crows, Jays and their allies
Magpie jays Of Central/South America
Red-billed chough (“chuff”)
Jackdaw
Rook
European corvids
nutcrackers
Clark’s
European
Indian treepie
Black-billed magpie
Jays
European
Green Gray
Blue
A superstition from the time of Charles II claims that when there are no longer ravens in the Tower of London, both the White Tower and the kingdom will fall
F. Laniidae -Shrikes
Northern
Loggerhead
F. Vireonidae vireos
Green Shrike Vireo (Panama)
White-eyed Vireo
Black-capped Vireo
Blue-headed Plumbeous
Warbling
Gray
Passeridae
Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae
Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae
Regulidae
Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae,
Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae
Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world)
Suboscines
Oscines
Non-passerines
9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae
F Regulidae – KingletsDiet: scale insects, aphids, and bark beetles
Palearctic Nearctic
Passeridae
Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae
Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae
Regulidae
Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae,
Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae
Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world)
Suboscines
Oscines
Non-passerines
9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae
F Sittidae – nuthatches
Beautiful NuthatchOf SE Asia
F. CerthiidaeTreecreepers Northern hemisphere
F. Troglodytidae - wrens
CactusCanyon
Rock
Bewick’sWhite Supracillium
White throat
Marsh
House
Troglodyte = cave dweller
F. Polioptilidae (grey feather)Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray
Black-tailed
Also Black-capped, California