Page 469 - Complete Birds of Britain and Europe (DK - RSPB)

VAGRANTS
Common Name Latin Name Family/Latin Name Description
New World Warblers continued
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina New World Warblers/ Plain warbler from North America
Parulidae
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Vireos/Vireonidae Small, warbler-like bird from
North America
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Vireos/Vireonidae Small, warbler-like bird from
North America
Finches
Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea Finches/Fringillidae Large blue finch, endemic to
Canary Islands
Canary Serinus canaria Finches/Fringillidae Greenish finch, endemic to
Canary Islands
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus Finches/Fringillidae Small finch, in Middle East

Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus Finches/Fringillidae Small, greenish, upland finch,
in Middle East
Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea Finches/Fringillidae Thickset mountain finch, in
Middle East
Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus Finches/Fringillidae Large finch from Asia
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Finches/Fringillidae Small, pale pinkish finch, in
Middle East
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Finches/Fringillidae Pale, pink-tinged finch, in
Middle East
Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus Finches/Fringillidae Small finch from Asia
Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona Finches/Fringillidae Large finch from North America
vespertina
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta Finches/Fringillidae Pale finch, in Middle East

Sparrows
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus Sparrows/Passeridae Small, colourful sparrow, in
Middle East
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex Sparrows/Passeridae Pale, dark-billed sparrow, in
Middle East
Hill Sparrow Carpospiza Sparrows/Passeridae Pale sparrow, in Middle East
brachydactyla
Chestnut-shouldered Gymornis xanthocollis Sparrows/Passeridae Pale sparrow, in Middle East
Sparrow
New World Orioles
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater New World Orioles/ Black bird, vagrant in NW
Icteridae Europe, from North America
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus New World Orioles/ Glossy black bird from North
xanthocephalus Icteridae America
Northern Oriole Icterus galbula New World Orioles/ Colourful oriole from North
Icteridae America

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