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Saturday, 18 July 2026

Global Animal Guide

Order Passeriformes

Animals in the order Passeriformes on Global Animal Guide. The guide features 20 species in this order — each profile answers the most-searched questions first.

Yellow canary perched on a cage bar singing

Bird

Canary

The singing island finch of parlours worldwide

Male house sparrow with grey crown and black bib perched on a brick wall

Bird

House Sparrow

Ubiquitous sparrow of towns and farms

Male superb lyrebird with lyre-shaped tail plumes fanned over a display mound in rainforest

Bird

Superb Lyrebird

Master mimic of Australian forests

Blue tit with cobalt cap and yellow breast hanging upside-down on a peanut feeder

Bird

Blue Tit

Acrobatic garden tit of Europe

Barn swallow in flight showing deeply forked tail streamers and rufous throat

Bird

Barn Swallow

Fork-tailed aerial insectivore of farms

Great tit with black head, white cheeks, and yellow belly striped with a black ventral line

Bird

Great Tit

Bold black-capped tit of Eurasian gardens

European robin with a bright orange-red breast perched on a frosty twig in winter

Bird

European Robin

Britain's beloved red-breasted garden bird

Breeding male American goldfinch with lemon-yellow body and black forehead on a thistle head

Bird

American Goldfinch

Bright yellow finch of North American fields

Nightingale perched in dense scrub with plain brown plumage and large dark eye

Bird

Nightingale

Famed nocturnal songster of European spring

American crow with glossy black feathers perched on a bare branch

Bird

Crow

The glossy black genius of the bird world

Eurasian magpie with black-and-white plumage and iridescent wings perched on a fence

Bird

Magpie

The bold, brilliant problem-solver of the crow family

Male common blackbird with glossy black plumage and orange-yellow beak on a mossy branch

Bird

Blackbird

The glossy garden thrush with a golden song

Male satin bowerbird arranging blue plastic and berries at a twig bower on forest floor

Bird

Satin Bowerbird

Blue-black architect of forest bowers

Male chaffinch perched on branch showing pink breast, blue-grey cap, and white wing bars

Bird

Common Chaffinch

Pink-breasted songbird of European woods

Flock of starlings swirling in dense murmuration against an orange winter sunset sky

Bird

Common Starling

Speckled invader of global cityscapes

Northern mockingbird perched on a branch with beak open, grey with white wing patches

Bird

Northern Mockingbird

The bird that learns 200+ songs and sings through the night

Glossy black common raven perched on a weathered branch with a thick beak

Bird

Common Raven

One of the world's most intelligent birds

Blue jay with vivid blue crest and black necklace markings perched on an oak branch

Bird

Blue Jay

The bold, noisy blue songbird of North America

Brilliant red male northern cardinal with black face mask perched on a snowy branch

Bird

Northern Cardinal

The bright red songbird of North American gardens

American robin with orange-red breast standing on green grass

Bird

American Robin

The orange-breasted herald of spring