Home›Birds›Body Size Band›SmallBrowse BySmallFactsSmallSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1SmallFilter Results100 entriesCommon GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (3)Cuckoos (6)Gulls, Terns And Auks (8)Kingfishers And Allies (5)Other Birds (4)Parrots (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (45)Penguins And Seabirds (1)Pigeons And Doves (3)Shorebirds (Waders) (21)Woodpeckers (3)Everyday GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (3)Cuckoos (6)Gulls, Terns And Auks (8)Kingfishers And Allies (5)Other Birds (4)Parrots (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (45)Penguins And Seabirds (1)Pigeons And Doves (3)Shorebirds (Waders) (21)Woodpeckers (3)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (2)Boreal Forest (6)Chaparral (3)Desert (7)Estuary (2)Freshwater (2)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (12)Intertidal Zone (4)Lake (9)Mangrove Forest (2)Marine (1)Neritic Zone (2)Open Ocean (1)Riparian Zone (3)River (8)Salt Marsh (1)Savanna (3)Steppe (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (7)Temperate Forest (7)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Rainforest (1)Tundra (14)Wetlands (8)Xeric Shrubland (2)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (3)Africa (52)Albania (3)Algeria (3)Andorra (6)Angola (4)Antigua and Barbuda (8)Argentina (7)Armenia (3)Australasia (6)Australia (45)Austria (5)Azerbaijan (3)Bahamas (8)Bahrain (6)Bangladesh (3)Barbados (8)Belarus (5)Belgium (68)Belize (8)Benin (3)Bhutan (5)Bolivia (9)Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)Botswana (6)Brazil (17)Brunei (6)Bulgaria (5)Burkina Faso (4)Burundi (4)Cabo Verde (4)Cameroon (3)Canada (12)Central African Republic (4)Chile (6)China (5)Colombia (22)Costa Rica (5)Cote d'Ivoire (4)Cuba (7)Cyprus (6)Czechia (4)Denmark (68)Djibouti (15)Dominica (7)Dominican Republic (7)Ecuador (20)Egypt (5)Eritrea (14)Estonia (5)Ethiopia (3)Federated States of Micronesia (4)Fiji (5)Finland (6)France (22)Gabon (3)Gambia (3)Georgia (5)Germany (7)Ghana (3)Greece (4)Grenada (7)Guatemala (6)Guinea (3)Haiti (6)Honduras (6)Iceland (8)Indonesia (5)Ireland (13)Israel (4)Italy (4)Jamaica (4)Kenya (17)Luxembourg (26)Madagascar (7)Mauritius (7)Mozambique (18)Netherlands (5)New Zealand (21)North America (65)Norway (92)Peru (4)Poland (16)Portugal (6)Russia (37)Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)South Africa (21)South America (8)South Asia (46)Spain (62)Sweden (48)Switzerland (6)Taiwan (9)Tanzania (17)Ukraine (45)United Arab Emirates (8)United Kingdom (13)United States (33)Uruguay (6)Venezuela (14)Showing the 100 most common of 142 options.Conservation StatusAllEndangered (1)Extinct (1)Least Concern (90)Near Threatened (5)Vulnerable (3)DietAllCarnivore (12)Herbivore (15)Insectivore (39)Omnivore (24)Parasitic (1)Piscivore (9)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (20)Marine (23)Terrestrial (85)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial and Marine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (100)ThreatsAllClimate Change and Severe Weather (1)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (8)Disease Vector (3)Eaten or Drunk by People (2)Ecotourism and Research (5)Hunted or Fished (13)Invasive or Introduced Species (11)Kept as Pets (4)Natural Pest Control (5)No Significant Interaction with Humans (2)Pollinator (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (3)Appendix III (9)Not Listed (87)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (5)G5 Secure (37)EcosystemAllAntarctic Peninsula (1)Arctic Tundra (3)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Caspian Sea (1)Doñana (1)Fiordland (1)Galapagos (1)Gobi Desert (1)Great Barrier Reef (1)Great Plains (1)Gulf of California (1)Heath (4)Lake Baikal (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Moorland (5)Sahel (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Svalbard (3)Wadden Sea (1)Western Ghats (1)TaxonomyAllAcanthisittidae (1)Accipiter (3)Alaudidae (3)Alcedinidae (1)Apodiformes (1)Aves (2)Bombycillidae (1)Calidris (4)Caprimulgiformes (1)Carduelis (1)Catharus (1)Charadriidae (6)Charadriiformes (3)Columbidae (2)Columbiformes (1)Coraciiformes (2)Corvidae (1)Cuculiformes (5)Emberizidae (3)Fringilla (1)Fringillidae (1)Galliformes (1)Hirundinidae (1)Laniidae (1)Laridae (4)Loxia (1)Meliphagidae (1)Meropidae (1)Motacillidae (3)Muscicapidae (4)Oriolidae (1)Parus (1)Passeridae (1)Passeriformes (9)Perisoreus (1)Picidae (3)Procellariiformes (1)Prunellidae (1)Psittaciformes (1)Scolopacidae (5)Sterna (3)Tringa (5)Turdidae (2)Turdus (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50African emerald cuckooSmallAmerican RobinSmallArctic TernSmallBarn SwallowSmallBelted KingfisherSmallBicknell's thrushSmallBlack redstartSmallBlack TernSmallBlack-billed cuckooSmallBlack-naped TernSmallBlue JaySmallBluethroatSmallBohemian waxwingSmallBridled ternSmallBudgerigarSmallCanada jaySmallChinese thrushSmallCommon blackbirdSmallCommon buttonquailSmallCommon CuckooSmallCommon KingfisherSmallCommon MynaSmallCommon NightingaleSmallCommon quailSmallCommon redshankSmallCommon reed buntingSmallCommon ringed ploverSmallCommon sandpiperSmallCommon snipeSmallCommon StarlingSmallCommon swiftSmallCommon ternSmallCorn buntingSmallCrested larkSmallDunlinSmallDunnockSmallEurasian bullfinchSmallEurasian chaffinchSmallEurasian golden orioleSmallEurasian HoopoeSmallEurasian skylarkSmallEurasian tree sparrowSmallEurasian wryneckSmallEuropean Bee-eaterSmallEuropean goldfinchSmallEuropean nightjarSmallEuropean RobinSmallEuropean Storm PetrelSmallFieldfareSmallFrances's SparrowhawkSmallShowing 1 to 50 of 100, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. 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