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Passerine Collection (page 4)

Passerine birds, also known as perching birds, encompass a diverse range of species that captivate us with their beauty and behavior

Background imagePasserine Collection: Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Background imagePasserine Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers

Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Design for a print

Background imagePasserine Collection: Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778

Background imagePasserine Collection: Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus)

Background imagePasserine Collection: Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus): Male. Gordon calls him the moose bird

Background imagePasserine Collection: Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Bird studies: Burmese robin claw killer (pericrocotus flammeus)

Background imagePasserine Collection: Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Bird study: A Fiskaal (Lanius Collaris) from the Doornrivier, the so-called Kanariebijter

Background imagePasserine Collection: Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778

Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoeveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778. Bird study: Schaapwachter (Oenanthe Pileata)

Background imagePasserine Collection: Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: A Dog with a dead Goose and Peacock (A Study of Game and Fruit), c.1700. Creator: Jan Weenix

A Dog with a dead Goose and Peacock (A Study of Game and Fruit), c.1700. Creator: Jan Weenix
A Dog with a dead Goose and Peacock (A Study of Game and Fruit), c.1700

Background imagePasserine Collection: Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 195

Background imagePasserine Collection: Finches, 1805. Creator: Jan Brandes

Finches, 1805. Creator: Jan Brandes
Finches, 1805. Male and female bullfinch. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 125

Background imagePasserine Collection: Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Bird that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 177

Background imagePasserine Collection: Christmas card with four crows, 1878-1917. Creator: Theo van Hoytema

Christmas card with four crows, 1878-1917. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Christmas card with four crows, 1878-1917. Text A Happy Christmas to You

Background imagePasserine Collection: Announcement of wedding party, 1890. Creator: Theo van Hoytema

Announcement of wedding party, 1890. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Announcement of wedding party, 1890. Announcement of the wedding party of Mr. Overhoff and Miss Piek. On the left a woman with a basket and a man with a tray on his head

Background imagePasserine Collection: Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes

Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Thrush ('Kramsfogel')

Background imagePasserine Collection: Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Four birds that occur on Cape of Good Hope. Two canaries, a siskin and a starling, actual size

Background imagePasserine Collection: Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Bird from Ceylon. A small bird with 4 chestnuts, one of which is cut open....doesn't hop, lives on flies and caterpillars...Ceylon Adam's Apple is poisonous

Background imagePasserine Collection: Coal tit, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix

Coal tit, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Coal tit, 1650-1719

Background imagePasserine Collection: House sparrow, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix

House sparrow, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
House sparrow, 1650-1719

Background imagePasserine Collection: Lazuli Bunting, c.1670-c.1719. Creator: Jan Weenix

Lazuli Bunting, c.1670-c.1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Lazuli Bunting, c.1670-c.1719

Background imagePasserine Collection: Robin, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst

Robin, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst
Robin, 1658-1726

Background imagePasserine Collection: Marsh tit, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst

Marsh tit, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst
Marsh tit, 1658-1726. (Glanskop)

Background imagePasserine Collection: Two ring thrushes (Turdus torquatus) with an egg, 1749-1811. Creator: Jan Christiaan Sepp

Two ring thrushes (Turdus torquatus) with an egg, 1749-1811. Creator: Jan Christiaan Sepp
Two ring thrushes (Turdus torquatus) with an egg, 1749-1811

Background imagePasserine Collection: Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, a Great Tit and a Mouse, c.1700-c.1710. Creator: Herman Henstenburgh

Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, a Great Tit and a Mouse, c.1700-c.1710. Creator: Herman Henstenburgh
Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, a Great Tit and a Mouse, c.1700-c.1710

Background imagePasserine Collection: Girl with Bullfinch in a Cage, 1766. Creator: Per Krafft the Elder

Girl with Bullfinch in a Cage, 1766. Creator: Per Krafft the Elder
Girl with Bullfinch in a Cage, 1766

Background imagePasserine Collection: The Kromboomsloot in Amsterdam, 1870-1919. Creator: Willem Witsen

The Kromboomsloot in Amsterdam, 1870-1919. Creator: Willem Witsen
The Kromboomsloot in Amsterdam, 1870-1919

Background imagePasserine Collection: Sharpham, on the Dart, Devon - the Largest Rookery in England, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans

Sharpham, on the Dart, Devon - the Largest Rookery in England, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
Sharpham, on the Dart, Devon - the Largest Rookery in England, 1856. Bird-shooting in the English countryside:..the river, owing to its surpentine eccentricities

Background imagePasserine Collection: Golden Robin (Northern Oriole), 1866. Creator: John Henry Hill

Golden Robin (Northern Oriole), 1866. Creator: John Henry Hill
Golden Robin (Northern Oriole), 1866

Background imagePasserine Collection: The Lady and the Rooks, n.d. Creator: Edward Calvert

The Lady and the Rooks, n.d. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Lady and the Rooks, n.d

Background imagePasserine Collection: Starling, between 1200 and 1300. Creator: Unknown

Starling, between 1200 and 1300. Creator: Unknown
Starling, between 1200 and 1300

Background imagePasserine Collection: Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917. Creator: Paul Klee

Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917. Creator: Paul Klee
Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917

Background imagePasserine Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVIII, c. 1575/1580



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Passerine birds, also known as perching birds, encompass a diverse range of species that captivate us with their beauty and behavior. From the mesmerizing Starling murmuration to the charming Tui in both its young and adult forms, passerines never fail to amaze. In New Zealand, the Melanistic variant of the enchanting New Zealand Fantail catches our attention with its striking appearance on the left side. Meanwhile, in Norway, we witness an intense mid-air battle between two Jays while another keenly observes. The Common starling murmuration is a sight to behold as hundreds of thousands of these elegant creatures gracefully move together across the sky. However, even they are not exempt from danger as they are pursued by a majestic Peregrine falcon. Traveling to Finland in May brings us face-to-face with a male Whinchat perched proudly on a branch. Its vibrant colors add life to its surroundings. In Suffolk, England during February, an adult Blue Tit finds solace atop larch cones - a true symbol of resilience against harsh winters. Not limited by borders or continents, European starlings gather together forming magnificent flocks wherever they go. And let's not forget about the Old male Asian Paradise Flycatcher whose delicate watercolor depiction showcases nature's artistic prowess. Finally, crossing over to Marion County in Illinois introduces us to an Eastern Bluebird perched confidently on a Bluebird Crossing sign - reminding us that harmony can exist between man-made structures and wildlife. Passerines truly embody nature's splendor through their stunning plumage and captivating behaviors. These glimpses into their lives remind us of how fortunate we are to share this world with such remarkable creatures.