Passeriformes (Perching or song birds)

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Passeriformes (Perching or song birds)

• Largest of the orders ? Over 50 of avian
  diversity
• Historically, considered monophyletic
• Have tendon that locks when perched
• Traditionally divided into two groups
• Suboscines (simple voice box)
• Oscines (complex voice box)

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Suboscines

• Tyranni (Tyrant flycatchers)
• Furnarii (ovenbirds, antbirds, etc.)
• Eurylaimides (Old World suboscines)

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Tyrannidae (Tyrant flycatchers)of Idaho

• Olive-sided flycatcher
• Western wood-pewee
• Dusky flycatcher
• Hammonds flycatcher
• Cordilleran flycatcher
• Gray flycatcher
• Willow flycatcher

• Ash-throated flycatcher
• Western kingbird
• Eastern kingbird
• Says phoebe

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Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
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Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
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Oscines

• Too many families to list ? approx. 70 families
• Known as the song birds
• At least 19 families with representatives in Idaho

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Jays and relatives (Corvidae)

• Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
• Western scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica)
• Clarks nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana )
• Gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
• Stellers jay (Cyanocitta stelleri )
• Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)
• American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
• Common raven (Corvus corax)

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Clarks nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana )
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Gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
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Stellers jay (Cyanocitta stelleri )
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Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)
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American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
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Common raven (Corvus corax)
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AlaudidaeHorned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
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Swallows (Hirundinidae)

• Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
• Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
• Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx
  serripennis)
• Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
• Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
• Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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Tree swallow(Tachycineta bicolor)
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Violet-green swallow(Tachycineta thalassina)
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Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx
serripennis)
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Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
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Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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Chickadees Titmice (Paridae)

• Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
• Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
• Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica)
• Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)

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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
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Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
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Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica)
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
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Nuthatches (Sittidae) and creepers (Certhiidae)

• Sittidae
• Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
• White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
• Pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
• Certhiidae
• Brown creeper (Certhia americana)

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Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
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White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
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Pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
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Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
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Wrens (Troglodytidae)

• House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
• Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
• Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
• Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
• Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

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House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
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Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
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Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
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Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)