Passerines


Approximately 60 percent of all bird species are passerines of which many are songbirds. They have four toes adapted for perching: three face forward and one faces backward.

	American Robin Sequoia National Park, CA		Green-Tailed Towhee Sequoia National Park, CA
	Collared Aracari   San Ignacio, Belize		Black-Headed Grosbeak-female Anza Borrego, CA Black-headed Grosbeak-male - Manhattan Beach, CA
	Black Phoebe The Cove, PV Peninsula, CA		Social Flycatcher Tikal, Guatemala
	Western Tanager  Anza Borrego, CA		Doves     Anza Borrego, CA
	House Finch Finch Landing Manhattan Beach, CA		Hooded Oriole    Manhattan Beach, CA
	American Crow   Manhattan Beach, CA		Western Scrub Jay   Palos Verdes, CA
	Northern Mockingbird   Palos Verdes, CA		Song Sparrow   Palos Verdes, CA
	Cassin's Kingbird   Bolsa Chica, CA		Red-Winged Blackbird   Bolsa Chica, CA
	Sage Sparrow     Anza Borrego Desert, CA		Great-tailed Grackle   Ballona Creek, CA
	Rose-throated Becard San Ignacio, Belize