1. Passeridae Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae Regulidae Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae, Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world) Suboscines Oscines Non-passerines 9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae

2. Birds Of Paradise - Paradisaeidae Kyle Parsons

3. Facts Family- Paradisaeidae Order- Passeriformes 40 Species Found on New Guinea Australia has 4 species, three of which are rifle birds.

4. Geographic Distribution

5. Rifle Birds Paradise riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Victoria’s rifle bird

6. Evolution different species occupy different elevational zones from near sea level to nearly 3000 m above it This phenomenon and shows how different genera are partitioned within and among elevational zones.

7. Lophorina Astrapia Diphyllodes Parotia Drepanornis Epimachus

8. Plumage Diversity Ribbon-tailed Wilsons Royaly adorned

9. Blue Bird of Paradise Red Bird of Paradise Ribbon tail Majesty in Miniture ( one of the smallest)

10. Morphology All Species have 10 primaries and 12 tail feathers Most highly sexually dimorphic 5% monogamous The rest are polygynous.

11. Mating Raggian bird of Paradise Goldies Blue bird of Paradise

12. Ballerina Dance Wispered Superb Bird of Paradise

13. Nesting Munacodes Females build nest and are solitary nesters raise 1-3 3 general nest types, ground level, on tree branches, in dense foliage.

14. Corvidae Crows, Jays and their allies Magpie jays Of Central/ South America

15. Red-billed chough (“chuff”) Jackdaw Rook European corvids

16. nutcrackers Clark’s European

17. Indian treepie Black-billed magpie

18. Jays European GreenGray Blue

20. A superstition from the time of Charles II claims that when there are no longer ravens in the Tower of London, both the White Tower and the kingdom will fall

22. F. Laniidae -Shrikes Northern Loggerhead

25. F. Vireonidae vireos Green Shrike Vireo (Panama) White-eyed Vireo Black-capped Vireo

26. Blue-headed Plumbeous Warbling Gray

27. Passeridae Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae Regulidae Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae, Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world) Suboscines Oscines Non-passerines 9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae

28. F Regulidae – Kinglets Diet: scale insects, aphids, and bark beetles

29. Palearctic Nearctic

31. Passeridae Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae Regulidae Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae, Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world) Suboscines Oscines Non-passerines 9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae

32. F Sittidae – nuthatches Beautiful Nuthatch Of SE Asia

33. F. Certhiidae Treecreepers Northern hemisphere

35. F. Troglodytidae - wrens Cactus Canyon Rock

36. Bewick’s White Supracillium White throat Marsh House

37. Troglodyte = cave dweller

38. F. Polioptilidae (grey feather) Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Black-tailed Also Black-capped, California