Medium (robin-sized) birds
Nobody estimates a bird in inches, so size here is anchored to birds you already know. These 43 species are medium (robin-sized). Size narrows the field fast — pair it with colour and habitat to get to a single species.
43 birds
American RobinTurdus migratorius
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Least TernSternula antillarum
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
SoraPorzana carolina
Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Virginia RailRallus limicola
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