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The house finch may be infected by several parasites including Plasmodium relictum [23] and Mycoplasma gallisepticum, which caused the population of house finches in eastern North America to crash during the 1990s. [24] The mite Pellonyssus reedi is often found on house finch nestlings, particularly for nests later in the season. [25]
Passer ahasvar Kleinschmidt, 1904. The house sparrow ( Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black ...
Western house martin. The western house martin ( Delichon urbicum ), sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and across the Palearctic; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia.
The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.
The Carolina wren is the state bird of South Carolina. This list of birds of South Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Carolina and accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee (SCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of mid 2021, there were 446 species definitively included in the official list.
List of birds of Arizona. The cactus wren is the state bird of Arizona. This list of birds of Arizona includes every wild bird species seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) through January 2023. [ 1][ 2] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition ...
Audubon's illustration of nesting house wrens. The nesting habits do not seem to differ significantly between the northern and southern house wrens. They usually construct a large cup nest in various sorts of cavities, taking about a week to build. The nest is made from small dry sticks and is usually lined with a variety of different materials.
Fringilla cannabina Linnaeus, 1758. Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) The common linnet ( Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.