#passerine__passeriform_bird__passeriformbird  perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
  supertype:  bird  warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  member of:  order_Passeriformes
  subtype:  oscine_bird__oscine  passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
     subtype:  songbird__songster  any bird having a musical call
     subtype:  honey_eater__honeyeater__honeysucker  Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
     subtype:  accentor  small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
        subtype:  hedge_sparrow__sparrow__dunnock__Prunella_modularis  small brownish European songbird
     subtype:  lark  any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
        subtype:  skylark__alaudaarvensi  brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
     subtype:  wagtail  Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
     subtype:  pipit__titlark__lark  small songbirds resembling larks
        subtype:  meadow_pipit__Anthus_pratensis  a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
     subtype:  finch  any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
        subtype:  chaffinch__Fringilla_coelebs  small European finch with a cheerful song
        subtype:  brambling__Fringilla_montifringilla  Eurasian finch
        subtype:  goldfinch__Carduelis_carduelis  small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
        subtype:  linnet__Carduelis_cannabina  small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
        subtype:  siskin__Carduelis_spinus  small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch
        subtype:  red_siskin__redsiskin__Carduelis_cucullata  South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
        subtype:  Carduelis_flammea__redpoll  small siskin-like finch with a red crown
        subtype:  redpoll__Carduelis_hornemanni  small siskin-like finch with a red crown
        subtype:  New_world_goldfinch__goldfinch__yellowbird__Spinus_tristis  American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
        subtype:  pine_siskin__pine_finch__Spinus_pinus  small finch of North American coniferous forests
        subtype:  house_finch__housefinch__linnet__Carpodacus_mexicanus  small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
        subtype:  purple_finch__Carpodacus_purpureus  North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
        subtype:  canary_bird__canary  any of several small Old World finches
           subtype:  common_canary__Serinus_canaria  native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
        subtype:  serin  any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe
        subtype:  crossbill__Loxia_curvirostra  finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
        subtype:  bullfinch__Pyrrhula_pyrrhula  common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
        subtype:  junco__snowbird  small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
           subtype:  dark-eyed_junco__slate-colored_junco__slatecoloredjunco__Junco_hyemalis  common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
        subtype:  New_World_sparrow  sparrow-like North American finches
           subtype:  vesper_sparrow__grass_finch__grassfinch__Pooecetes_gramineus  common North American finch noted for its evening song
           subtype:  white-throated_sparrow__whitethroat__Zonotrichia_albicollis  common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
           subtype:  white-crowned_sparrow__whitecrownedsparrow__Zonotrichia_leucophrys  finch with black-and-white striped crown
           subtype:  chipping_sparrow__Spizella_passerina  small North American finch common in urban areas
           subtype:  field_sparrow__fieldsparrow__Spizella_pusilla  common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
           subtype:  Spizella_arborea__tree_sparrow  finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
           subtype:  song_sparrow__Melospiza_melodia  small songbird common in North America
           subtype:  swamp_sparrow__swampsparrow__Melospiza_georgiana  North American finch of marshy area
        subtype:  bunting  any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
           subtype:  indigo_bunting__indigo_finch__indigo_bird__Passerina_cyanea  small deep blue North American bunting
           subtype:  ortolan_bunting__ortolanbunting__ortolan__Emberiza_hortulana  brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
           subtype:  reed_bunting__Emberiza_schoeniclus  European bunting inhabiting marshy areas
           subtype:  yellowhammer__yellow_bunting__Emberiza_citrinella  European bunting the male being bright yellow
           subtype:  yellow-breasted_bunting__Emberiza_aureola  common in Russia and Siberia
           subtype:  snow_bunting__snowbird__snowflake__Plectrophenax_nivalis  white arctic bunting
        subtype:  grosbeak__grossbeak  any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
           subtype:  evening_grosbeak__eveninggrosbeak__Hesperiphona_vespertina  North American grosbeak
           subtype:  hawfinch__Coccothraustes_coccothraustes  a common large finch of Eurasia
           subtype:  pine_grosbeak__Pinicola_enucleator  large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
        subtype:  cardinal_grosbeak__cardinal__Richmondena_Cardinalis__Cardinalis_cardinalis__redbird  crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
        subtype:  pyrrhuloxia__Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata  crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
        subtype:  towhee  any of numerous long-tailed American finches
           subtype:  chewink__Pipilo_erythrophthalmus  common towhee of eastern North America
           subtype:  green-tailed_towhee__Chlorura_chlorura  towhee of the Rocky mountain region
        subtype:  Hawaiian_honeycreeper__honeycreeper  small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
           subtype:  mamo  black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
     subtype:  honeycreeper  small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
        subtype:  banana_quit  any of several honeycreepers
     subtype:  weaver_finch__weaver__weaverbird  finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
        subtype:  baya__Ploceus_philippinus  common Indian weaverbird
        subtype:  whydah__whidah__widow_bird__widowbird  mostly black African weaverbird
        subtype:  Java_sparrow__Java_finch__ricebird__Padda_oryzivora  small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
        subtype:  avadavat__amadavat  red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
        subtype:  grassfinch__grass_finch__grassfinch  usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
           subtype:  zebra_finch__zebrafinch__Poephila_castanotis  small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
     subtype:  Old_World_flycatcher__true_flycatcher__flycatcher  any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
        subtype:  spotted_flycatcher__spottedflycatcher__Muscicapa_striata__Muscicapa_grisola  common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage
        subtype:  thickhead__whistler  Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
     subtype:  thrush  songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
        subtype:  missel_thrush__mistle_thrush__mistletoe_thrush__mistletoethrush__Turdus_viscivorus  large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
        subtype:  song_thrush__mavis__mavi__throstle__Turdus_philomelos  common Old World thrush noted for its song
        subtype:  fieldfare__snowbird__Turdus_pilaris  medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
        subtype:  redwing__Turdus_iliacus  small European thrush having reddish flanks
        subtype:  European_blackbird__blackbird__merl__merle__ouzel__ousel__Turdus_merula  common black European thrush
        subtype:  ring_ouzel__ring_blackbird__ring_thrush__Turdus_torquatus  European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
        subtype:  American_robin__robin__Turdus_migratorius  large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
        subtype:  clay-colored_robin__Turdus_grayi  robin of Mexico and Central America
        subtype:  hermit_thrush__Hylocichla_guttata  North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
        subtype:  veery__Wilson's_thrush__Hylocichla_fuscescens  tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
        subtype:  wood_thrush__Hylocichla_mustelina  large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
        subtype:  nightingale__lusciniamegarhyncho  European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
           subtype:  bulbul  nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
        subtype:  thrush_nightingale__Luscinia_luscinia  large nightingale of eastern Europe
        subtype:  Old_World_chat__chat  songbirds having a chattering call
           subtype:  stonechat__Saxicola_torquata  common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
           subtype:  whinchat__Saxicola_rubetra  brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
        subtype:  solitaire  dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song
        subtype:  redstart__redtail  European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
        subtype:  wheatear  small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
        subtype:  bluebird  blue North American songbird
        subtype:  robin_redbreast__robinredbreast__robin__redbreast__Old_World_robin__Erithacus_rubecola  small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
        subtype:  bluethroat__Erithacus_svecicus  songbird of northern Europe and Asia
     subtype:  warbler  a small active songbird
        subtype:  gnatcatcher  very small North and South American warblers
        subtype:  kinglet  small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
           subtype:  goldcrest__golden-crested_kinglet__Regulus_regulus  European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
           subtype:  gold-crowned_kinglet__Regulus_satrata  American golden-crested kinglet
           subtype:  ruby-crowned_kinglet__ruby-crowned_wren__Regulus_calendula  American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch
        subtype:  Old_World_warbler__true_warbler  small active brownish or grayish Old World birds
           subtype:  blackcap__Silvia_atricapilla  small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown
           subtype:  wood_warbler__Phylloscopus_sibilatrix  European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage
           subtype:  sedge_warbler__sedgewarbler__sedge_bird__sedgebird__sedge_wren__sedgewren__reedbird__Acrocephalus_schoenobaenus  small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
           subtype:  wren_warbler  small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds
           subtype:  tailorbird__Orthotomus_sutorius  tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
        subtype:  greater_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_communis  grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
        subtype:  lesser_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_curruca  Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
        subtype:  New_World_warbler__wood_warbler  small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
           subtype:  parula_warbler__northern_parula__Parula_americana  small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America
           subtype:  Wilson's_warbler__Wilson's_blackcap__Wilsonia_pusilla  yellow wood warbler with a black crown
           subtype:  flycatching_warbler__flycatchingwarbler  any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing
              subtype:  American_redstart__redstart__Setophaga_ruticilla  flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
           subtype:  Cape_May_warbler__Dendroica_tigrina  North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
           subtype:  yellow_warbler__golden_warbler__yellowbird__Dendroica_petechia  yellow-throated American wood warbler
           subtype:  Blackburn__Blackburnian_warbler__Dendroica_fusca  black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
           subtype:  Audubon's_warbler__Audubon_warbler__Dendroica_auduboni  common warbler of western North America
           subtype:  myrtle_warbler__myrtle_bird__Dendroica_coronata  similar to Audubon's warbler
           subtype:  blackpoll__Dendroica_striate  North American warbler having a black-and-white head
           subtype:  New_World_chat__chat  birds having a chattering call
              subtype:  yellow-breasted_chat__Icteria_virens  American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
           subtype:  Seiurus_aurocapillus__ovenbird  American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
           subtype:  water_thrush__waterthrush  brownish North American warbler found near streams
           subtype:  yellowthroat  small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat
              subtype:  common_yellowthroat__Maryland_yellowthroat__Geothlypis_trichas  an American warbler
     subtype:  babbler__cackler  any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
     subtype:  bird_of_paradise  any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
        subtype:  riflebird__Ptloris_paradisea  velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail
     subtype:  New_World_oriole__American_oriole__oriole  American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
        subtype:  northern_oriole__Icterus_galbula  a kind of New World oriole
           subtype:  Baltimore_oriole__Baltimore_bird__hangbird__firebird__Icterus_galbula_galbula  eastern subspecies of northern oriole
           subtype:  Bullock's_oriole__Icterus_galbula_bullockii  western subspecies of northern oriole
        subtype:  orchard_oriole__orchardoriole__Icterus_spurius  the male is chestnut-and-black
        subtype:  meadowlark__lark  North American yellow-breasted songbirds
           subtype:  eastern_meadowlark__easternmeadowlark__Sturnella_magna  a meadowlark of eastern North America
           subtype:  western_meadowlark__westernmeadowlark__Sturnella_neglecta  a meadowlark of western North America
        subtype:  cacique__cazique  black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
        subtype:  bobolink__ricebird__reedbird__Dolichonyx_oryzivorus  migratory American songbird
        subtype:  New_World_blackbird__blackbird  any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
           subtype:  grackle__crowblackbird  long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
              subtype:  purple_grackle__Quiscalus_quiscula  eastern United States grackle
           subtype:  rusty_blackbird__rusty_grackle__rustygrackle__Euphagus_carilonus  North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
           subtype:  cowbird  North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
           subtype:  red-winged_blackbird__redwing__Agelaius_phoeniceus  North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
     subtype:  Old_World_oriole__oriole  mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
        subtype:  golden_oriole__Oriolus_oriolus  bright yellow songbird with black wings
        subtype:  fig-bird__figbird  greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
     subtype:  starling  gregarious birds native to the Old World
        subtype:  common_starling__Sturnus_vulgaris  gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
        subtype:  rose-colored_starling__rose-colored_pastor__Pastor_sturnus__Pastor_roseus  glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
        subtype:  myna_bird__myna__mynah__mina__minah__mynah_bird__mynahbird  tropical Asian starlings
           subtype:  crested_myna__crestedmyna__Acridotheres_tristis  dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
           subtype:  hill_myna__Indian_grackle__grackle__graculareligiosa  glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
     subtype:  corvine_bird__corvinebird  birds of the crow family
        subtype:  crow  black birds having a raucous call
           subtype:  American_crow__Corvus_brachyrhyncos  common crow of N. America
        subtype:  raven__Corvus_corax  large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
        subtype:  Corvus_frugilegus__rook  common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
        subtype:  jackdaw__daw__Corvus_monedula  common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
        subtype:  chough  a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
        subtype:  jay  crested largely blue bird
           subtype:  Old_World_jay  a European jay
              subtype:  common_European_jay__Garullus_garullus  fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings
           subtype:  New_World_jay  a North American jay
              subtype:  blue_jay__jaybird__Cyanocitta_cristata  common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
           subtype:  Canada_jay__gray_jay__camp_robber__whisker_jack__whiskerjack__Perisoreus_canadensis  gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
              subtype:  Rocky_Mountain_jay__Perisoreus_canadensis_capitalis  a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona
        subtype:  nutcracker  speckled birds that feed on nuts
           subtype:  common_nutcracker__Nucifraga_caryocatactes  Old World nutcracker
           subtype:  Clark's_nutcracker__Nucifraga_columbiana  nutcracker of the western United States
        subtype:  magpie  long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
           subtype:  European_magpie__Pica_pica  common European magpie
           subtype:  American_magpie__Pica_pica_hudsonia  magpie of Rocky mountain regions
     subtype:  Australian_magpie  black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
        subtype:  butcherbird.Australian_magpie  large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
        subtype:  currawong__bell_magpie  bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
        subtype:  piping_crow-shrike__piping_crow__Gymnorhina_tibicen  crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
     subtype:  mockingbird__mocker__Mimus_polyglotktos  long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
     subtype:  blue_mockingbird__Melanotis_caerulescens  mockingbird of Mexico
     subtype:  gray_catbird__catbird__Dumetella_carolinensis  North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
     subtype:  thrasher__mocking_thrush__mockingthrush  thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
        subtype:  brown_thrasher__brownthrasher__brown_thrush__brownthrush__Toxostoma_rufums  common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
     subtype:  New_Zealand_wren  birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
        subtype:  rock_wren__Xenicus_gilviventris  short-tailed bird resembling a wren
        subtype:  rifleman_bird__Acanthisitta_chloris  small green-and-bronze bird
     subtype:  tree_creeper__creeper  any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
        subtype:  brown_creeper__browncreeper__American_creeper__Certhia_americana  common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
        subtype:  European_creeper__Certhia_familiaris  common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill
        subtype:  wall_creeper__tichodrome__Tichodroma_muriaria  crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
     subtype:  nuthatch__nutcracker  any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
        subtype:  European_nuthatch__Sitta_europaea  a kind of nuthatch
        subtype:  red-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_canadensis  bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
        subtype:  white-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_carolinensis  bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
     subtype:  titmouse__tit  small insectivorous birds
        subtype:  chickadee  any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America
           subtype:  black-capped_chickadee__blackcap__Parus_atricapillus  Chickadee having a dark crown
           subtype:  Carolina_chickadee__Parus_carolinensis  southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
        subtype:  tufted_titmouse__Parus_bicolor  crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
        subtype:  blue_tit__tomtit__Parus_caeruleus  widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
        subtype:  bushtit__bush_tit  active gray titmice of western North America
        subtype:  wren-tit__Chamaea_fasciata  small brown bird of California resembling a wren
        subtype:  verdin__Auriparus_flaviceps  very small yellow-headed titmouse of Western North America
     subtype:  fairy_bluebird__fairybluebird__bluebird  fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
     subtype:  swallow  small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
        subtype:  barn_swallow__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Hirundo_rustica  common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
        subtype:  cliff_swallow__cliffswallow__Hirundo_pyrrhonota  North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
        subtype:  tree_swallow__tree_martin__Hirundo_nigricans  of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
        subtype:  white-bellied_swallow__whitebelliedswallow__tree_swallow__Iridoprocne_bicolor  bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
        subtype:  martin  any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
           subtype:  house_martin__housemartin__Delichon_urbica  common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
           subtype:  bank_martin__bank_swallow__sand_martin__Riparia_riparia  swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
           subtype:  purple_martin__Progne_subis  large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
     subtype:  wood_swallow__swallow_shrike__swallowshrike  Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
     subtype:  tanager  any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
        subtype:  scarlet_tanager__scarlettanager__Piranga_olivacea__redbird__firebird  the male is bright red with black wings and tail
        subtype:  western_tanager__westerntanager__Piranga_ludoviciana  of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red
        subtype:  summer_tanager__summer_redbird__Piranga_rubra  of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
        subtype:  hepatic_tanager__hepatictanager__Piranga_flava_hepatica  common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
     subtype:  shrike  any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
        subtype:  butcherbird  shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
           subtype:  European_shrike__Lanius_excubitor  common European butcherbird
           subtype:  northern_shrike__Lanius_borealis  butcherbird of northern North American
           subtype:  white-rumped_shrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_excubitorides  of western North America; gray with white underparts
        subtype:  loggerhead_shrike__Lanius_lucovicianus  common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
        subtype:  migrant_shrike__migrantshrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_migrans  of central North America; winters in Texas and the south Mississippi valley
        subtype:  bush_shrike  African shrike
           subtype:  black-fronted_bush_shrike__Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons  a kind of bush shrike
     subtype:  bowerbird__catbird  any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
        subtype:  satin_bowerbird__satinbowerbird__satin_bird__satinbird__Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus  of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
        subtype:  great_bowerbird__greatbowerbird__Chlamydera_nuchalis  large bowerbird of northern Australia
     subtype:  water_ouzel__waterouzel__dipper  small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
        subtype:  European_water_ouzel__Cinclus_aquaticus  a water ouzel of Europe
        subtype:  American_water_ouzel__Cinclus_mexicanus  a water ouzel of western North America
     subtype:  vireo  any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color
        subtype:  red-eyed_vireo__Vireo_olivaceous  of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts
        subtype:  solitary_vireo__Vireo_solitarius  of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body
        subtype:  blue-headed_vireo__Vireo_solitarius_solitarius  common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head
     subtype:  waxwing  brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
        subtype:  cedar_waxwing__cedarwaxwing__cedarbird__bombycillacedrorun  widely distributed over temperate North America
        subtype:  Bohemian_waxwing__Bombycilla_garrulus  large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
  subtype:  true_sparrow__sparrow  any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
     subtype:  English_sparrow__house_sparrow__housesparrow__Passer_domesticus  small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe
     subtype:  tree_sparrow__Passer_montanus  Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
  subtype:  lyrebird  Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
  subtype:  scrubbird__scrub_bird__scrubbird  small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
  subtype:  broadbill  small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
  subtype:  tyrannid  a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
     subtype:  New_World_flycatcher__flycatcher__tyrant_flycatcher__tyrant_bird  large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
        subtype:  kingbird__Tyrannus_tyrannus  large American flycatcher
           subtype:  Arkansas_kingbird__western_kingbird__westernkingbird  a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
           subtype:  Cassin's_kingbird__Tyrannus_vociferans  a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen
           subtype:  eastern_kingbird__easternkingbird  a kingbird that breeds in North American and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail
           subtype:  gray_kingbird__petchary__Tyrannus_domenicensis_domenicensis  a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird
        subtype:  wood_pewee__pewee__peewit__pewit__Contopus_virens  small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
           subtype:  western_wood_pewee__Contopus_sordidulus  small flycatcher of western North America
        subtype:  Sayornis_phoebe__phoebe__phoebe_bird  small dun-colored North American flycatcher
        subtype:  vermillion_flycatcher__firebird__Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus  tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
        subtype:  cotinga__chatterer  passerine bird of New World tropics
           subtype:  Rupicola_rupicola__cock_of_the_rock  tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
           subtype:  cock_of_the_rock__Rupicola_peruviana  bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
           subtype:  bellbird  any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
           subtype:  umbrella_bird__Cephalopterus_ornatus  black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle
        subtype:  scissortail__scissortailed_flycatcher__scissortailedflycatcher__Muscivora-forficata  gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
     subtype:  manakin  any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
     subtype:  ovenbird  small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
     subtype:  antbird__ant_bird__antbird  any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
        subtype:  ant_thrush__antthrush  a kind of antbird
        subtype:  ant_shrike__antshrike  antbirds superficially resembling shrikes
        subtype:  spotted_antbird__spottedantbird__Hylophylax_naevioides  a kind of antbird
     subtype:  woodhewer__woodcreeper__tree_creeper  any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
     subtype:  pitta  any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
  subtype:  jenny_wren__jennywren__wren  and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
     subtype:  winter_wren__Troglodytes_troglodytes  small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
     subtype:  house_wren__housewren__Troglodytes_aedon  common American wren that nests around houses
     subtype:  marsh_wren__marshwren  a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
        subtype:  long-billed_marsh_wren__Cistothorus_palustris  American wren that inhabits tall reed beds
        subtype:  sedge_wren__sedgewren__short-billed_marsh_wren__Cistothorus_platensis  small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows
     subtype:  Salpinctes_obsoletus__rock_wren  wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
     subtype:  Carolina_wren__Thryothorus_ludovicianus  large United States wren with a musical call
     subtype:  cactus_wren  large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico

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