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Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey. Two species have been recorded in Indiana. Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus; Northern shrike, Lanius borealis
The bird is one of the smallest of the genus Empidonax, measuring 12 to 14 cm [6] [7] in height with a wingspan of 19 to 22 cm [8] and weighing approximately 10.3 g. [9] Its plumage is dull olive-gray on its back and whitish on its belly, notably brighter than the other Empidonax birds.
Turkey vultures at the Indiana Dunes. This is a list of birds of the Indiana Dunes. [1] The Indiana Dunes (state park and national park) protect over 15,000 acres (61 km 2) of dunes and shoreline. From the barren sand beaches to the inter-dunal ponds and the intervening forest, this area is inhabited by 271 identified species of birds.
The American bushtit, or simply bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), is a social songbird belonging to the genus Psaltriparus.It is one of the smallest passerines in North America and it is the only species in the family Aegithalidae that is found in United States; the other seven species are found in Eurasia.
An online identification article covering this species and other small calidrids at surfbirds.com; Least sandpiper species account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Least sandpiper - Calidris minutilla - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter; Least sandpiper photos at Oiseaux.net "Least sandpiper media". Internet Bird Collection.
Male calliope hummingbird with its purple gorget (neck) feathers slightly extended. The calliope is the smallest breeding bird found in Canada and the United States. [3] [4] An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz).
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