Verdin
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Auriparus
S.F. Baird, 1864
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A. flaviceps
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| Auriparus flaviceps (Sundevall, 1850)
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The verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) is a species of penduline tit. It is the only species in the genus Auriparus and the only species in the family to be found in the New World.
The verdin is a very small bird. At 4.5 in (11 cm) in length, it rivals the American bushtit as one of the smallest passerines in North America. It is gray overall, and adults have a bright yellow head and rufous "shoulder patch" (the lesser coverts). Unlike the tits, it has a sharply pointed bill.
Verdins are insectivorous, continuously foraging among the desert trees and scrubs. They are usually solitary except when they pair up to construct their conspicuous nests. Verdins occasionally try to obtain tidbits of dried sugar water from hummingbird feeders.
Verdins are permanent residents of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, ranging from southeastern California to Texas, throughout Baja California and into central Mexico, north of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verdin. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Auriparus flaviceps |
- Verdin profile at State of Utah, Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources
- Verdin videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Verdin photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Audio recordings of Auriparus flaviceps on Xeno-canto.
- Interactive range map of Auriparus flaviceps at IUCN Red List maps
