Perching Birds
Per WIKIPEDIA:
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly twice as many species as the largest of the mammal orders, the Rodentia. It contains over 110 families, the second most of any order of vertebrates (after the Perciformes).
The names "passerines" and "Passeriformes" are derived from Passer domesticus, the scientific name of the type species—the House Sparrow—and ultimately from the Latin term passer for Passer sparrows and similar small birds.
Read MoreA passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly twice as many species as the largest of the mammal orders, the Rodentia. It contains over 110 families, the second most of any order of vertebrates (after the Perciformes).
The names "passerines" and "Passeriformes" are derived from Passer domesticus, the scientific name of the type species—the House Sparrow—and ultimately from the Latin term passer for Passer sparrows and similar small birds.
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Found in Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge - Colorado - May 31, 2015
The largest of warblers, the chat is a widespread breeder in shrubby habitats across North America, venturing to Central America for the winter. In spring the males burst forth in song of varied whistles, cackles, chuckles, and gurgles. Then for the rest of the year the birds fall silent, as this one was when we saw it.
Yellowbreasted ChatIcteria virensBrowns Park National Wildlife RefugeColorado
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