Songbirds & perching birds: where they live

Maps and quick facts for 148 songbirds & perching birds (house sparrow, northern cardinal, Ortolan bunting, common blackbird, American robin). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show songbirds & perching birds on the world map

All 148 songbirds & perching birds

Fringillidae 16

• American goldfinch Spinus tristis
• Atlantic canary Serinus canaria
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Common linnet Linaria cannabina
• Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus
• European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• European greenfinch Chloris chloris
• European serin Serinus serinus
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
• Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica
• Twite Linaria flavirostris

Muscicapidae 13

• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
• European robin Erithacus rubecula
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
• Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva
• Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

Turdidae 11

• American robin Turdus migratorius
• Common blackbird Turdus merula
• Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
• Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
• Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus
• Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
• Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides
• Redwing Turdus iliacus
• Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus
• Song thrush Turdus philomelos
• Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina

Emberizidae 8

• Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
• Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
• Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
• Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
• Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
• Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

Motacillidae 8

• European rock pipit Anthus petrosus
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
• Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Water pipit Anthus spinoletta
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• White wagtail Motacilla alba

Phylloscopidae 8

• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Hume's leaf warbler Phylloscopus humei
• Pallas's leaf warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

Paridae 6

• Coal tit Periparus ater
• Crested tit Lophophanes cristatus
• Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
• Great tit Parus major
• Marsh tit Poecile palustris
• Willow tit Poecile montanus

Sturnidae 6

• Bali myna Leucopsar rothschildi
• Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Rosy starling Pastor roseus
• Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Acrocephalidae 5

• Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina
• Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Alaudidae 4

• Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
• Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• Woodlark Lullula arborea

Icteridae 4

• Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus

Passeridae 4

• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• Gouldian finch Chloebia gouldiae
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Saxaul sparrow Passer ammodendri

Cardinalidae 3

• Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
• Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
• Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

Hirundinidae 3

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum

Bombycillidae 2

• Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
• Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Cotingidae 2

• Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
• White bellbird Procnias albus

Estrildidae 2

• Java sparrow Padda oryzivora
• Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata

Laniidae 2

• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Woodchat shrike Lanius senator

Maluridae 2

• Splendid fairywren Malurus splendens
• Superb fairywren Malurus cyaneus

Meliphagidae 2

• Blue-faced honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
• Tūī Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Mimidae 2

• Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
• Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Oriolidae 2

• Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
• Hooded pitohui Pitohui dichrous

Passerellidae 2

• White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
• White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

Ploceidae 2

• Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus
• Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea

Pycnonotidae 2

• Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

Regulidae 2

• Common firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus

Sittidae 2

• Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea
• Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis

Sylviidae 2

• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin

Aegithalidae 1

• Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus

Certhiidae 1

• Eurasian treecreeper Certhia familiaris

Cettiidae 1

• Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti

Cinclidae 1

• White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus

Cisticolidae 1

• Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

Cracticidae 1

• Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen

Cuculidae 1

• Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

Dicruridae 1

• Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Furnariidae 1

• Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus

Locustellidae 1

• Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia

Menuridae 1

• Superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae

Monarchidae 1

• Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Panuridae 1

• Bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus

Paradisaeidae 1

• Raggiana bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana

Parulidae 1

• Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata

Prunellidae 1

• Dunnock Prunella modularis

Ptilonorhynchidae 1

• Satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Rhipiduridae 1

• Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Tichodromidae 1

• Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

Troglodytidae 1

• Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Tyrannidae 1

• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus