Page 452 - Complete Birds of Britain and Europe (DK - RSPB)

CROWS/STARLINGS/NORTH AMERICAN WARBLERS
Family Corvidae Species Perisoreus infaustus Family Sturnidae Species Sturnus roseus
Siberian Jay Rose-coloured Starling
This brown and orange jay of north European forests This exotic-looking starling is usually seen in western
is unlike any other European species. It has a very dark Europe in immature plumages, but adults occur in
face,paler grey-brown upperparts,and pale,quite bright, southeast Europe at times.Adults are pale pink (dusky
rust-orange wingbars, rump, and tail sides, and is less in winter) with a black hood, wings, and tail; whitish
strongly contrasted than the Jay (see p.364). Plumages feather tips obscure some of the black in winter.
of both sexes, at all ages and seasons, are alike. Often Immatures are like sandy grey young Starlings (see
moving in flocks, the Siberian Jay is usually p.372) except for a shorter yellowish bill, more contrast
shy but approaches settlements and between pale body and dark wings, and a pale rump.
forest camps in winter. OCCURRENCE Rare migrant in SE
OCCURRENCE Breeds in Europe, vagrant in W Europe, in
Scandinavia, east into N Russia, summer and autumn.
in mature conifer forest. VOICE Short, harsh calls
VOICE Usually silent; and varied, unmusical,
occasional mewing calls rattling song.
from flocks. dusky
pink
ADULT body
(WINTER)
rust-orange
tail sides

Length 26–29cm (10–11 1 ⁄2in) Wingspan 40–46cm (16–18in) Length 19–22cm (7 1 ⁄2–9in) Wingspan 37–40cm (14 1 ⁄2–16in)

Family Vireonidae Species Vireo olivaceus Family Parulidae Species Dendroica striata
Red-eyed Vireo Blackpoll Warbler
Vireos are like rather large, stocky warblers with quite In summer,this is a black and white bird,but in autumn
thick bills.The Red-eyed Vireo has a strong head immatures are dull-looking: greenish with soft dark
pattern (grey cap edged black, broad white stripe over streaks on the back and pale greyish yellow underparts
the eye,and black eye-stripe),a dark red eye,and a basic with soft dusky streaks.They have a pale stripe above
green above, whitish below pattern.The greenish tail and pale marks below the eye, white under the tail, and
is short and square,helping to give it a slightly different dark wings with two long, narrow, diagonal wingbars.
look from European warblers with green upperparts. The white under the tail and streaked chest are
It tends to be quite slow and heavy important points to eliminate even rarer species.
white over
in its movements through foliage. red eye OCCURRENCE Very rare vagrant in NW Europe
OCCURRENCE Very rare in late autumn, from North America.
but annual vagrant in VOICE Liquid, sharp, short chip.
NW Europe, in autumn, two curved white
from North America. wingbars
VOICE Short, IMMATURE
(AUTUMN)
nasal chway.

Length 14cm (5 1 ⁄2in) Wingspan 23–25cm (9–10in) Length 12–13cm (4 3 ⁄4 –5in) Wingspan 15cm (6in)
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