#passeriformes

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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Western U.S.

photograph by Diane Mayzak

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Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). Family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes.

A foggy field for a foggy sparrow.

We were up in the ozarks during this trip, and every morning was soooo foggy. I had never driven in foggy mountains before so it was nervewracking, but watching the fog move in waves until it was all cleared up was stunning.

Garfield, Arkansas, USA. May 2026.

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White-cheeked Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus vassali), family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes, Dalat, Vietnam

photograph by Uday Wandkar

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Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerina leclancherii), male, family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes, Oaxaca, Mexico

photograph by Greg Lavaty

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Red Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea rubra), males displaying, family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes, Raja Ampat, New Guinea

photograph by Ugin Bxu

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White-collared Manakin (Manacus candei), male displaying, family Pipridae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Nancy Elwood

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Black-capped Tanager (Stilpnia heinei), male, family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes, Colombia

photograph by Gil Lopez Espina

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Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus), male, family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes, Tucson, AZ, USA

photograph by Ben Knoot