#Passerellidae

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-thighed Brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Carlos Bolaño

[spinus-pinus]

Belding's Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi

6/15/2023 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California

[podartists]

Chondestes grammacus | Zonotrichia querula | Zonotrichia albicollis | Zonotrichia leucophrys | Peucaea aestivalis | Passerella iliaca

Plate XXIV | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[proton-wobbler]

Backyard Bird-Off - US Edition (lightweight class)

Reasons for Submission

White-throated Sparrow: the gender fuckery is truly iconic

Red-breasted Nuthatch: Iconic eyeliner. Cute and secretive. Climbs upside down on branches. Nyeep Nyeep Nyeep Nyeep.

Black-capped Chickadee: They are so cute : ]

[jadafitch]

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

If you ever hear a grasshopper chirping in a patch of tall grass, take a closer look-- it might really be a grasshopper sparrow! These birds are unique in that they are one of only a few species of North American sparrows to have two distinct songs. One is a series of squeaky chirps that males perform in flight; the other is a buzz almost identical to that of grasshoppers! What's more, most adults prefer to spend their time hopping on the ground looking for tasty bugs rather than flying, so they are often confused for insects.

(Image: A grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) by Marky Mutchler)

Bonus: Check out this weird-looking grasshopper!

[fullfrontalbirds]

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

© Simon Tolzmann

[alonglistofbirds]

[2909/11080] Dark-eyed junco - Junco hyemalis

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Emberizoidea Family: Passerellidae (new world sparrows)

Photo credit: Matt Mason via Macaulay Library

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

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[tbalderdash-art-blog]

Migratory May Day 2: Golden-Crowned Sparrow

Reference photo by Cameron Eckert

[no-pigment-no-problem]

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

© Kellie Sagen 🦉

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-thighed Finch (Pselliophorus tibialis), family Passerellidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Carlos Bolaños

[spinus-pinus]

Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus

8/31/2024 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

el pajarazzi via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[podartists]

Tyrannus forficatus | Cardellina rubrifrons | Arremonops rufivirgatus | Cyanocorax luxuosus

Plate XXXII | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[proton-wobbler]

If you vote in this poll, please consider giving this blog a follow. I'd love for people to be able to see the content they're voting for!

> New World Sparrows was originally going to be USA Sparrows, since I wanted to have a smaller list of birds, but there are a lot of cool sparrows in Central and South America who shouldn't get passed over. May be a 3-option poll rather than 2, depending on how many birds there are in the Passerelidae family.

> I saw a tag where someone was excited to see backyard birds that weren't from the US, so I'm thinking of running a submissions-based poll where birds can be sent in by people who love them. Depending on the amount of submissions, we'll see how many European birds stick around, too (since they're also pretty well represented, from what I've seen).

> Another round of Niche Birds. This will be another submission-based poll, but I am still unsure how I want to structure a redux of this poll. I may go for 'eliminated' birds from the first round or may change how I pick birds from yalls submissions. There will be a submission cap if I open it up again (3-5 birds each).

> Cuckoos would be a vast undertaking of species since there are so many birds in that family, so I would not be able to put a lot of effort into them. It would boil down to "prettiest/coolest" with not a lot of facts. That being said..... I love cuckoos......

[auntie-birdie]

Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)

© Brian Sullivan