Auriparus flaviceps ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: REMIZIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Joan Gellatly
A tiny, active songbird of the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico, the Verdin is the only North American member of the penduline-tit family (Remizidae). Vocal and often conspicuous despite its size, it builds a large enclosed nest in thorny scrub.
Various calls, including loud chips issued in rapid succession. Song is a three-note whistle.