Birds of North America which are Rufous Or Rust. From Wikibooks, open books for an open world < Field Guide‎ ... with yellow indicating the summer range, blue indicating the winter range, and green indicating the year-round range. The Robin has a brownish back and a red breast. The throat is off-white and, in flight, there is a pale off-white wing bar. Male, female, juvenile. The topics covered in this blog are both birds (identification, status, distribution, natural history) and bird watching (attracting, backyard feeding, fieldcraft technique, bird books and equipment). The black birds are no exception. They are small dumpy birds, brown or grey-brown above and with a red forehead patch. Range: Robins breed across the entire United States. Males are entirely black except for the red and yellow chevron on shoulder of wing. Both males and female yellow-shafted have a gray crown with a prominent red chevron on the back of the head and a speckled breast. How to Attract American Robin. Bill, legs and feet are black. Females are brown,... Red-naped Sapsucker Some birds, particularly young ones, are difficult to assign to species. The Western Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria griseogularis, found in the south-west and south of Australia, differs from the Eastern Yellow Robin by having a grey breast. Perhaps the most well-known American songbird, the Robin is a common sight (and sound) on suburban lawns, in woodlands, and in parks. Feeds on insects, larvae, snails, seeds, and grains. Face is gray with yellow eyestripe and breast is yellow. Listen to the House Sparrow's call below, and learn more about its range and behaviors here. It is a nondescript bird with grey head and olive upperparts, white throat and yellow underparts. Food: Robins eat worms, insects, and berries. Forages in low vegetation and on the ground. It’s seldom seen or heard during the rest of the year, when both males and females skulk silently in the shadows of dense thickets, gleaning insects and berries for food. The adult male's breast is washed in red, but in females and young birds the buff breast and white belly are streaked with brown. V-shaped bib is black. Upper mandible black with pale base, lower mandible yellow with black tip. There are a number of bird types that fit this category. So next time you see a group, look for the bird with the most black on its breast and you’ve likely found the leader. You can search for birds by color, size, habitat and beak. ... Robin - Erithacus rubecula: ... females are brown often with spots and streaks on their breasts. ... I’m an average-sized shorebird who spends my winters on the coasts of Florida. The Male (shown in background) has a dark gray back and head, and black-streaked shoulders. The Yellow-breasted Chat offers a cascade of song in the spring, when males deliver streams of whistles, cackles, chuckles, and gurgles with the fluidity of improvisational jazz. They are a common sight on lawns and in parks. Use our online bird guide to help identify the wild birds in your backyard and neighborhood! The stocky, robin-sized bird turns, revealing the yellow breast marked with a bold black “V” identifying it as a western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). Wings are brown with chestnut-brown patches. Yellow-headed Blackbird: Medium-sized blackbird with black body, bright yellow hood and breast, and distinct white wing patches. Female plumage is dramatically different than males. The Gray Catbird is a medium-sized perching bird.