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Category: Songbirds
House Sparrow
A familiar small songbird, males with a black bib, living near human settlements worldwide.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
A small sparrow with a chestnut crown and black cheek patch, common in rural areas.
European Goldfinch
A colorful finch with a red face and yellow wing bars, with a tinkling song.
Common Redpoll
A small arctic finch with a red forehead patch, hardy and seen in winter flocks.
Brambling
A migratory finch with an orange breast, wintering in large flocks.
Hawfinch
A stout finch with a very thick bill for cracking hard seeds.
Eurasian Siskin
A small yellow-green finch with a black cap, visiting gardens in winter.
Red Crossbill
A finch with crossed bill tips for extracting seeds from cones.
Eurasian Bullfinch
A plump finch, males with a rosy-red breast and black cap.
Eurasian Blackbird
A black thrush with a yellow bill, males sing a rich melodious song.
European Robin
A plump little bird with an orange breast, famous and beloved across Europe.
Common Nightingale
A plain brown songbird famous for its rich, powerful nocturnal song.
Chinese Hwamei
A shy brown songbird with a white eyebrow stripe, famous for its melodious song.
Crested Myna
A glossy black bird with a head crest and yellow beak, an excellent mimic of speech.
Hill Myna
A glossy black bird with orange wattles and exceptional mimicry, one of the best talkers.
Common Starling
A glossy black-purple starling with a speckled winter coat, forming huge murmurations.
Eurasian Magpie
A bold black-and-white corvid with a long iridescent tail, highly intelligent.
Red-billed Blue Magpie
A striking blue magpie with a red bill and very long tail, in mountain forests.
Azure-winged Magpie
A gray bird with blue wings and tail, highly social and common in East Asia.
Common Raven
The largest corvid, all black with a thick bill, extremely intelligent and adaptable.
Rook
A social black crow with a bare face, nesting in large colonies in treetops.
Eurasian Jackdaw
A small gray-necked crow with pale eyes, agile and social.
Barn Swallow
A graceful fork-tailed songbird, blue-black back and rust throat, nesting in buildings.
Red-rumped Swallow
A blue-black swallow with a reddish rump and chestnut collar.
