![]() ![]() They behave like nuthatches, probing the bark of trees for insects, and can be very territorial, taking on other songbirds like chickadees and redstarts for nesting sites. The males of this species have more pronounced black. The shrike has a curious habit of impaling its prey (insects, reptiles and even small mammals) on sharp sticks, grasses, thorns, and even barbed wire. The Carolina Wren is a small rusty-brown bird with a prominent white eye stripe and a very loud voice. Named after the call they make, the Eastern Wood-Pewee is an unassuming dark gray flycatcher with off-white undersides and almost black streaks in the wings. They are boldly striped in black and white and their black wings have two wide, white wing bars. The females and juveniles, on the other hand, are pale brown with black wings that have white streaks. Male Lark Buntings are mostly black with a bright white stripe on their wings. The Lark Bunting is a medium-sized songbird with striking black-and-white coloration in the male. Although when their wings are folded, it can appear more like a white spot. Scientific name: Calamospiza melanocorys. Their thin, squeaky yet penetrating song is one of the first signs of Spring, and they breed in northern and eastern North America, and winter in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This round, gray and black bird has black wings with a characteristic white stripe. This medium-sized New World warbler goes all out with its smart dress code. The red-winged blackbird is sexually dimorphic the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the female is a nondescript dark brown. Those stripes and streaks are all over its body, save for the snow-white belly, and they average around 12cm in length. This medium-sized New World warbler goes all out with its smart dress code. Naming traditions can be a little pedestrian sometimes, but at least you know what you’re looking at. The legs are black, but the white beak complements the dark plumage and matches the white patches on the wings. It occurs in southern Tanzania and is completely black except for one white and one yellow stripe on each wing. Let’s take a look at some of our more duotone avian allies. Another species of passerine bird, the white-winged widowbird is a small black bird with white and yellow wings in Africa. There are those birds who are just black and white, and in the world of science, those aren’t even colours, but shades. Such flamboyant and multicoloured birds like the scarlet macaw, the Gouldian finch, and the rainbow lorikeet deservedly earn their praise for their plumage, but they get enough limelight all over the internet. ![]() Gouldian Finch.Courtesy of Kym Nicolson, Wikimedia Commons. ![]()
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