Verdin~(Auriparus flaviceps)
Permanent resident in Las Vegas, Nevada, this yellow-headed, tiny & tough, acrobatic little songbird is one of the most characteristic species of the warm southwest deserts. Many at Sunset Park, although surprisingly, this one turned up foraging and flitting about above my car in the parking lot of a coffee shop!
The evolutionary relationships of the Verdin is unclear, and the species is currently thought to be the only American representative of a bird family that is otherwise restricted to Eurasia—the Penduline Tits.
Verdin~(Auriparus flaviceps)
Permanent resident in Las Vegas, Nevada, this yellow-headed, tiny & tough, acrobatic little songbird is one of the most characteristic species of the warm southwest deserts. Many at Sunset Park, although surprisingly, this one turned up foraging and flitting about above my car in the parking lot of a coffee shop!
The evolutionary relationships of the Verdin is unclear, and the species is currently thought to be the only American representative of a bird family that is otherwise restricted to Eurasia—the Penduline Tits.