Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES
FAMILY: REMIZIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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.