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With their vivid fusion of blue, green, yellow, and red, male Painted Buntings seem to have flown straight out of a child’s coloring book. Females and immatures are a distinctive bright green with a pale eyering. These fairly common songbirds breed in the coastal Southeast and in the south-central U.S., where they often come to feeders. They are often caught and sold illegally as cage birds ...
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Males are stunningly colored with blue heads, red...
- Indigo Bunting
The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto...
- Varied Bunting
Adult male Varied Buntings are a stunning mosaic of rich...
- Lazuli Bunting
The male Lazuli Bunting lights up dry brushy hillsides,...
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Scientific name: Cardinalis cardinalis Length: 8.75 in Weight: 1.6 oz Wingspan:12 in The Northern Cardinal is probably the most well-known red bird in North America, despite the fact that they only range from the Eastern United States to the Southwest and the Rockies. The male Northern Cardinal’s cheerful bright red plumage, coupled with his loud a...
Scientific name: Piranga olivacea Length: 7 in Weight: 0.98 oz Wingspan:11.5 in Native to the Eastern United States, Scarlet Tanagers are impossible to miss when they stand out from a green forest background. Like Northern Cardinals, only male Scarlet Tanagers have the bright red and black coloring that makes them stand out. Females are instead a y...
Scientific name: Pyrocephalus rubinus Length: 6 in Weight: 0.51 oz Wingspan:10 in The Vermillion Flycatcher may be small, but he packs a punch! This tiny insect-eating bird has glorious red head and body. Both males and females have red feathers, but the male is most easily recognized. Females have a small pinkish patch on their lower belly and the...
Scientific name: Haemorhous mexicanus Length: 5.7 in Weight: 0.74 oz Wingspan:10 in Ubiquitous across the whole United States, the House Finch is a common visitor to backyard feeders throughout the year. These sweet finches are known for their simple songs and their easily-recognizable red and brown plumage. Only males have the trademark red head a...
Scientific name: Piranga rubra Length: 7.75 in Weight: 1 oz Wingspan:12 in The Summer Tanager is similar to the Scarlet Tanager, but there are a few key differences that make it easy to tell apart. First, the Summer Tanager is larger than its scarlet cousin. Second, males have entirely red wings with only a little dusky black at the tips of the fea...
Scientific name: Pinicola enucleator Length: 9 in Weight: 2 oz Wingspan:14.5 in The Pine Grosbeak prefers the cooler habitats of Canada and the northern Rocky Mountains. It makes its home among forests consisting of spruce and fir trees, fitting its name. If you live up north, you may see them congregate in bushes looking for berries or fruit. Only...
Scientific name: Cardellina rubra Length:12.5-13.5 in The striking Red Warbler can only be found in the highland areas of southern and western Mexico. They prefer forests of pine, fir and oak. Adults are red all over, with a silvery white cheek patch. Females are slightly paler than males.
Scientific name: Eudocimus ruber Length: 25 in Weight: 2 lb Wingspan:38 in Originally native to South America, the Scarlet Ibis is practically the Northern Cardinal of waterbirds. Entirely red with only a little black on its wingtips, the Scarlet Ibis can be seen foraging for invertebrates or shellfish in the mud of marshes or even on wet lawns! Sc...
Scientific name: Drepanis coccinea This red honeycreeper is only found on the islands of Hawaii. While Hawaii isn’t technically in North America, we are including it here since it is part of the United States. Adults are a scarlet red with black wings, a black tail, and a pink hooked bill. The long and curved bill of the ‘I’iwi is used reach the ne...
Scientific name: Passerina ciris Length: 4.7-5.1 in Weight:0.5-0.7 oz With the many colors of the Painted Bunting, it’s hard to say it really belongs to one color group. However it’s mainly red body earns it a spot on this list. Females are a bright greenish-yellow, while the males sport the multicolored plumage that includes a red throat, belly an...
- Painted Redstart. The Painted Redstart is a small black and white bird with red chest. Males and females look alike and have a small white mark under each eye, a big white patch in each wing, and broad white sides on their tail.
- House Finch. The House Finch is a sparrow-sized bird with a short, slightly curved, finch-like beak. The male has soft, orange-red colors on his head, throat, breast, and rump.
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a thrush-sized black and white bird with red chest. The male is a handsome bird with black and white plumage highlighted by a bright red patch on its breast.
- Pine Grosbeak. The Pine Grosbeak is a large finch with a short, curved beak and two white bars on long dark wings. The male has raspberry red on his head, chest, flanks, and back.
- American Goldfinch. American Goldfinches are spotted all year in southern Ontario, but their numbers increase during the breeding season. They are recorded in 44% of summer checklists and 27% of winter checklists submitted by bird watchers for the province.
- Yellow Warbler. Yellow Warblers are the second most frequently spotted yellow birds in Ontario during the breeding season. They are spotted from April to September, but a few stay until December.
- Cedar Waxwing. Cedar Waxwings are seen in Ontario during the breeding season and are usually spotted from May to mid-November, but some hang around all year.
- Yellow-rumped Warbler. Yellow-rumped Warblers can be spotted during the breeding season in Ontario, but their numbers increase during migration from April to May and from September to October.
1 / 2. 10. Brazilian Tanager. The male Brazilian Tanager has brilliant scarlet red plumage with a black tail and black wings. Underparts are much redder than similar species. The bill has two colours: The upper part is black and the lower one is pale. This attractive plumage is normally more prominent in the bird's second year.
Oct 5, 2024 · Pygmy nuthatch song. They are gregarious birds that can be seen in large noisy flocks high in the crowns of trees, often together with other songbirds. Pygmy nuthatches roost communally, occasionally with over 100 birds huddled in a single tree cavity. Read More: More examples of blue-colored birds. 5. Red-breasted Nuthatch
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This skulking warbler is more easily heard than it is seen. Its song is very similar to a blackcap's, but it tends to sing in longer verses. Its chattering warble flows up and down like a babbling brook, without reaching the clear, flute-like finale of a blackcap. Take a listen... xeno-canto XC656040.
