Passerines

Passerines, also called passeriformes, make up the family of birds with the largest number of species. The taxon includes more than half of the bird species.
Many passerines are songbirds that have complex muscles to control their syrinx.

  • Panure à moustaches - Bearded Reedling

    Bearded Reedling

    Bearded Reedling is a passerine the size of a chickadee, with a long stored tail. The male, in its nuptial plumage, presents itself as a very red bird with a gray-blue-blue head it sporting two long and very visible black "mustaches" starting from the lores.