#oscine_bird__oscine passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
supertype: #passerine__passeriform_bird__passeriformbird perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
member of: #suborder_Oscines
subtype: #songbird__songster any bird having a musical call
subtype: #honey_eater__honeyeater__honeysucker Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
subtype: #accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
subtype: #hedge_sparrow__sparrow__dunnock__Prunella_modularis small brownish European songbird
subtype: #lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
subtype: #skylark__alaudaarvensi brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
subtype: #wagtail Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
subtype: #pipit__titlark__lark small songbirds resembling larks
subtype: #meadow_pipit__Anthus_pratensis a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
subtype: #finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
subtype: #chaffinch__Fringilla_coelebs small European finch with a cheerful song
subtype: #brambling__Fringilla_montifringilla Eurasian finch
subtype: #goldfinch__Carduelis_carduelis small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
subtype: #linnet__Carduelis_cannabina small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
subtype: #siskin__Carduelis_spinus small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch
subtype: #red_siskin__redsiskin__Carduelis_cucullata South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
subtype: #Carduelis_flammea__redpoll small siskin-like finch with a red crown
subtype: #redpoll__Carduelis_hornemanni small siskin-like finch with a red crown
subtype: #New_world_goldfinch__goldfinch__yellowbird__Spinus_tristis American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
subtype: #pine_siskin__pine_finch__Spinus_pinus small finch of North American coniferous forests
subtype: #house_finch__housefinch__linnet__Carpodacus_mexicanus small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
subtype: #purple_finch__Carpodacus_purpureus North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
subtype: #canary_bird__canary any of several small Old World finches
subtype: #common_canary__Serinus_canaria native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
subtype: #serin any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe
subtype: #crossbill__Loxia_curvirostra finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
subtype: #bullfinch__Pyrrhula_pyrrhula common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
subtype: #junco__snowbird small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
subtype: #dark-eyed_junco__slate-colored_junco__slatecoloredjunco__Junco_hyemalis common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
subtype: #New_World_sparrow sparrow-like North American finches
subtype: #vesper_sparrow__grass_finch__grassfinch__Pooecetes_gramineus common North American finch noted for its evening song
subtype: #white-throated_sparrow__whitethroat__Zonotrichia_albicollis common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
subtype: #white-crowned_sparrow__whitecrownedsparrow__Zonotrichia_leucophrys finch with black-and-white striped crown
subtype: #chipping_sparrow__Spizella_passerina small North American finch common in urban areas
subtype: #field_sparrow__fieldsparrow__Spizella_pusilla common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
subtype: #Spizella_arborea__tree_sparrow finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
subtype: #song_sparrow__Melospiza_melodia small songbird common in North America
subtype: #swamp_sparrow__swampsparrow__Melospiza_georgiana North American finch of marshy area
subtype: #bunting any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
subtype: #indigo_bunting__indigo_finch__indigo_bird__Passerina_cyanea small deep blue North American bunting
subtype: #ortolan_bunting__ortolanbunting__ortolan__Emberiza_hortulana brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
subtype: #reed_bunting__Emberiza_schoeniclus European bunting inhabiting marshy areas
subtype: #yellowhammer__yellow_bunting__Emberiza_citrinella European bunting the male being bright yellow
subtype: #yellow-breasted_bunting__Emberiza_aureola common in Russia and Siberia
subtype: #snow_bunting__snowbird__snowflake__Plectrophenax_nivalis white arctic bunting
subtype: #grosbeak__grossbeak any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
subtype: #evening_grosbeak__eveninggrosbeak__Hesperiphona_vespertina North American grosbeak
subtype: #hawfinch__Coccothraustes_coccothraustes a common large finch of Eurasia
subtype: #pine_grosbeak__Pinicola_enucleator large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
subtype: #cardinal_grosbeak__cardinal__Richmondena_Cardinalis__Cardinalis_cardinalis__redbird crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
subtype: #pyrrhuloxia__Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
subtype: #towhee any of numerous long-tailed American finches
subtype: #chewink__Pipilo_erythrophthalmus common towhee of eastern North America
subtype: #green-tailed_towhee__Chlorura_chlorura towhee of the Rocky mountain region
subtype: #Hawaiian_honeycreeper__honeycreeper small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
subtype: #mamo black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
subtype: #honeycreeper small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
subtype: #banana_quit any of several honeycreepers
subtype: #weaver_finch__weaver__weaverbird finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
subtype: #baya__Ploceus_philippinus common Indian weaverbird
subtype: #whydah__whidah__widow_bird__widowbird mostly black African weaverbird
subtype: #Java_sparrow__Java_finch__ricebird__Padda_oryzivora small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
subtype: #avadavat__amadavat red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
subtype: #grassfinch__grass_finch__grassfinch usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
subtype: #zebra_finch__zebrafinch__Poephila_castanotis small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
subtype: #Old_World_flycatcher__true_flycatcher__flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
subtype: #spotted_flycatcher__spottedflycatcher__Muscicapa_striata__Muscicapa_grisola common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage
subtype: #thickhead__whistler Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
subtype: #thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
subtype: #missel_thrush__mistle_thrush__mistletoe_thrush__mistletoethrush__Turdus_viscivorus large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
subtype: #song_thrush__mavis__mavi__throstle__Turdus_philomelos common Old World thrush noted for its song
subtype: #fieldfare__snowbird__Turdus_pilaris medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
subtype: #redwing__Turdus_iliacus small European thrush having reddish flanks
subtype: #European_blackbird__blackbird__merl__merle__ouzel__ousel__Turdus_merula common black European thrush
subtype: #ring_ouzel__ring_blackbird__ring_thrush__Turdus_torquatus European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
subtype: #American_robin__robin__Turdus_migratorius large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
subtype: #clay-colored_robin__Turdus_grayi robin of Mexico and Central America
subtype: #hermit_thrush__Hylocichla_guttata North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
subtype: #veery__Wilson's_thrush__Hylocichla_fuscescens tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
subtype: #wood_thrush__Hylocichla_mustelina large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
subtype: #nightingale__lusciniamegarhyncho European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
subtype: #bulbul nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
subtype: #thrush_nightingale__Luscinia_luscinia large nightingale of eastern Europe
subtype: #Old_World_chat__chat songbirds having a chattering call
subtype: #stonechat__Saxicola_torquata common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
subtype: #whinchat__Saxicola_rubetra brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
subtype: #solitaire dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song
subtype: #redstart__redtail European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
subtype: #wheatear small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
subtype: #bluebird blue North American songbird
subtype: #robin_redbreast__robinredbreast__robin__redbreast__Old_World_robin__Erithacus_rubecola small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
subtype: #bluethroat__Erithacus_svecicus songbird of northern Europe and Asia
subtype: #warbler a small active songbird
subtype: #gnatcatcher very small North and South American warblers
subtype: #kinglet small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
subtype: #goldcrest__golden-crested_kinglet__Regulus_regulus European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
subtype: #gold-crowned_kinglet__Regulus_satrata American golden-crested kinglet
subtype: #ruby-crowned_kinglet__ruby-crowned_wren__Regulus_calendula American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch
subtype: #Old_World_warbler__true_warbler small active brownish or grayish Old World birds
subtype: #blackcap__Silvia_atricapilla small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown
subtype: #wood_warbler__Phylloscopus_sibilatrix European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage
subtype: #sedge_warbler__sedgewarbler__sedge_bird__sedgebird__sedge_wren__sedgewren__reedbird__Acrocephalus_schoenobaenus small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
subtype: #wren_warbler small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds
subtype: #tailorbird__Orthotomus_sutorius tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
subtype: #greater_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_communis grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
subtype: #lesser_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_curruca Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
subtype: #New_World_warbler__wood_warbler small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
subtype: #parula_warbler__northern_parula__Parula_americana small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America
subtype: #Wilson's_warbler__Wilson's_blackcap__Wilsonia_pusilla yellow wood warbler with a black crown
subtype: #flycatching_warbler__flycatchingwarbler any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing
subtype: #American_redstart__redstart__Setophaga_ruticilla flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
subtype: #Cape_May_warbler__Dendroica_tigrina North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
subtype: #yellow_warbler__golden_warbler__yellowbird__Dendroica_petechia yellow-throated American wood warbler
subtype: #Blackburn__Blackburnian_warbler__Dendroica_fusca black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
subtype: #Audubon's_warbler__Audubon_warbler__Dendroica_auduboni common warbler of western North America
subtype: #myrtle_warbler__myrtle_bird__Dendroica_coronata similar to Audubon's warbler
subtype: #blackpoll__Dendroica_striate North American warbler having a black-and-white head
subtype: #New_World_chat__chat birds having a chattering call
subtype: #yellow-breasted_chat__Icteria_virens American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
subtype: #Seiurus_aurocapillus__ovenbird American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
subtype: #water_thrush__waterthrush brownish North American warbler found near streams
subtype: #yellowthroat small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat
subtype: #common_yellowthroat__Maryland_yellowthroat__Geothlypis_trichas an American warbler
subtype: #babbler__cackler any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
subtype: #bird_of_paradise any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
subtype: #riflebird__Ptloris_paradisea velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail
subtype: #New_World_oriole__American_oriole__oriole American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
subtype: #northern_oriole__Icterus_galbula a kind of New World oriole
subtype: #Baltimore_oriole__Baltimore_bird__hangbird__firebird__Icterus_galbula_galbula eastern subspecies of northern oriole
subtype: #Bullock's_oriole__Icterus_galbula_bullockii western subspecies of northern oriole
subtype: #orchard_oriole__orchardoriole__Icterus_spurius the male is chestnut-and-black
subtype: #meadowlark__lark North American yellow-breasted songbirds
subtype: #eastern_meadowlark__easternmeadowlark__Sturnella_magna a meadowlark of eastern North America
subtype: #western_meadowlark__westernmeadowlark__Sturnella_neglecta a meadowlark of western North America
subtype: #cacique__cazique black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
subtype: #bobolink__ricebird__reedbird__Dolichonyx_oryzivorus migratory American songbird
subtype: #New_World_blackbird__blackbird any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
subtype: #grackle__crowblackbird long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
subtype: #purple_grackle__Quiscalus_quiscula eastern United States grackle
subtype: #rusty_blackbird__rusty_grackle__rustygrackle__Euphagus_carilonus North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
subtype: #cowbird North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
subtype: #red-winged_blackbird__redwing__Agelaius_phoeniceus North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
subtype: #Old_World_oriole__oriole mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
subtype: #golden_oriole__Oriolus_oriolus bright yellow songbird with black wings
subtype: #fig-bird__figbird greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
subtype: #starling gregarious birds native to the Old World
subtype: #common_starling__Sturnus_vulgaris gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
subtype: #rose-colored_starling__rose-colored_pastor__Pastor_sturnus__Pastor_roseus glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
subtype: #myna_bird__myna__mynah__mina__minah__mynah_bird__mynahbird tropical Asian starlings
subtype: #crested_myna__crestedmyna__Acridotheres_tristis dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
subtype: #hill_myna__Indian_grackle__grackle__graculareligiosa glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
subtype: #corvine_bird__corvinebird birds of the crow family
subtype: #crow black birds having a raucous call
subtype: #American_crow__Corvus_brachyrhyncos common crow of N. America
subtype: #raven__Corvus_corax large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
subtype: #Corvus_frugilegus__rook common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
subtype: #jackdaw__daw__Corvus_monedula common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
subtype: #chough a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
subtype: #jay crested largely blue bird
subtype: #Old_World_jay a European jay
subtype: #common_European_jay__Garullus_garullus fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings
subtype: #New_World_jay a North American jay
subtype: #blue_jay__jaybird__Cyanocitta_cristata common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
subtype: #Canada_jay__gray_jay__camp_robber__whisker_jack__whiskerjack__Perisoreus_canadensis gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
subtype: #Rocky_Mountain_jay__Perisoreus_canadensis_capitalis a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona
subtype: #nutcracker speckled birds that feed on nuts
subtype: #common_nutcracker__Nucifraga_caryocatactes Old World nutcracker
subtype: #Clark's_nutcracker__Nucifraga_columbiana nutcracker of the western United States
subtype: #magpie long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
subtype: #European_magpie__Pica_pica common European magpie
subtype: #American_magpie__Pica_pica_hudsonia magpie of Rocky mountain regions
subtype: #Australian_magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
subtype: #butcherbird.Australian_magpie large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
subtype: #currawong__bell_magpie bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
subtype: #piping_crow-shrike__piping_crow__Gymnorhina_tibicen crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
subtype: #mockingbird__mocker__Mimus_polyglotktos long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
subtype: #blue_mockingbird__Melanotis_caerulescens mockingbird of Mexico
subtype: #gray_catbird__catbird__Dumetella_carolinensis North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
subtype: #thrasher__mocking_thrush__mockingthrush thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
subtype: #brown_thrasher__brownthrasher__brown_thrush__brownthrush__Toxostoma_rufums common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
subtype: #New_Zealand_wren birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
subtype: #rock_wren__Xenicus_gilviventris short-tailed bird resembling a wren
subtype: #rifleman_bird__Acanthisitta_chloris small green-and-bronze bird
subtype: #tree_creeper__creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
subtype: #brown_creeper__browncreeper__American_creeper__Certhia_americana common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
subtype: #European_creeper__Certhia_familiaris common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill
subtype: #wall_creeper__tichodrome__Tichodroma_muriaria crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
subtype: #nuthatch__nutcracker any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
subtype: #European_nuthatch__Sitta_europaea a kind of nuthatch
subtype: #red-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_canadensis bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
subtype: #white-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_carolinensis bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
subtype: #titmouse__tit small insectivorous birds
subtype: #chickadee any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America
subtype: #black-capped_chickadee__blackcap__Parus_atricapillus Chickadee having a dark crown
subtype: #Carolina_chickadee__Parus_carolinensis southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
subtype: #tufted_titmouse__Parus_bicolor crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
subtype: #blue_tit__tomtit__Parus_caeruleus widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
subtype: #bushtit__bush_tit active gray titmice of western North America
subtype: #wren-tit__Chamaea_fasciata small brown bird of California resembling a wren
subtype: #verdin__Auriparus_flaviceps very small yellow-headed titmouse of Western North America
subtype: #fairy_bluebird__fairybluebird__bluebird fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
subtype: #swallow small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
subtype: #barn_swallow__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Hirundo_rustica common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
subtype: #cliff_swallow__cliffswallow__Hirundo_pyrrhonota North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
subtype: #tree_swallow__tree_martin__Hirundo_nigricans of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
subtype: #white-bellied_swallow__whitebelliedswallow__tree_swallow__Iridoprocne_bicolor bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
subtype: #martin any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
subtype: #house_martin__housemartin__Delichon_urbica common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
subtype: #bank_martin__bank_swallow__sand_martin__Riparia_riparia swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
subtype: #purple_martin__Progne_subis large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
subtype: #wood_swallow__swallow_shrike__swallowshrike Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
subtype: #tanager any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
subtype: #scarlet_tanager__scarlettanager__Piranga_olivacea__redbird__firebird the male is bright red with black wings and tail
subtype: #western_tanager__westerntanager__Piranga_ludoviciana of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red
subtype: #summer_tanager__summer_redbird__Piranga_rubra of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
subtype: #hepatic_tanager__hepatictanager__Piranga_flava_hepatica common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: #shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
subtype: #butcherbird shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
subtype: #European_shrike__Lanius_excubitor common European butcherbird
subtype: #northern_shrike__Lanius_borealis butcherbird of northern North American
subtype: #white-rumped_shrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_excubitorides of western North America; gray with white underparts
subtype: #loggerhead_shrike__Lanius_lucovicianus common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
subtype: #migrant_shrike__migrantshrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_migrans of central North America; winters in Texas and the south Mississippi valley
subtype: #bush_shrike African shrike
subtype: #black-fronted_bush_shrike__Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons a kind of bush shrike
subtype: #bowerbird__catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
subtype: #satin_bowerbird__satinbowerbird__satin_bird__satinbird__Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
subtype: #great_bowerbird__greatbowerbird__Chlamydera_nuchalis large bowerbird of northern Australia
subtype: #water_ouzel__waterouzel__dipper small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
subtype: #European_water_ouzel__Cinclus_aquaticus a water ouzel of Europe
subtype: #American_water_ouzel__Cinclus_mexicanus a water ouzel of western North America
subtype: #vireo any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color
subtype: #red-eyed_vireo__Vireo_olivaceous of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts
subtype: #solitary_vireo__Vireo_solitarius of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body
subtype: #blue-headed_vireo__Vireo_solitarius_solitarius common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head
subtype: #waxwing brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
subtype: #cedar_waxwing__cedarwaxwing__cedarbird__bombycillacedrorun widely distributed over temperate North America
subtype: #Bohemian_waxwing__Bombycilla_garrulus large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
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