Birds are everywhere on planet Earth and humans are not aware but they are encountered with numerous varieties of birds every day. The list will cover some of the small grey birds with white bellies in the world,
Small Grey Birds With White Bellies
1. Dark-eyed Junco
The dark-eyed junco is one of the small grey birds of North carolina with white bellies belonging to the small group of grayish New World sparrows. The bird is very common in North America and during the summer season, it ranges far into the Arctic. The body length ranges upto between 13 to 17.5 cm and the average weight is between 18 to 30 grams. The avarage lifespan of a dark-eyed junco is between 3 to 11 years in the wild. The small grayish American sparrows and adults have gray heads, and necks along with brown backs and white bellies. The dietary habits are omnivores in nature and feed on seeds, insects, and occasionally berries.
2. Tufted Titmouse
The tufted titmouse is a small gray bird that belongs to the Chickadee family (Paridae). They are mostly seen in the central and southern Texas southward regions. The body length of the tufted titmouse is between 14 to 16 cm and the average weight is between 18 to 26 grams. The upper body is grey and outlined with rust-colored flanks. The forehead is black in color and the tufted grey crest on their heads. The avarage lifespan of a tufted titmouse is between 2 to 13 years The dietary habits are omnivores and feed on a variety of berries, small fruit, nuts, insects, snails, and seeds.
3. Carolina Chickadee
The Carolina chickadee is a small black and white bird that belongs to the tit family Paridae. The body length ranges between 11.3 to 13 cm in length and the average weight is between 9 to 12 grams. The average lifespan of a Carolina chickadee is upto 11 years. The diet habits are omnivorous and feed on both animal and plant matter. A large part of the diet is insects during the summer season and during the winter season feeds on seeds and berries. The bird species breed in the United States from New Jersey west to southern Kansas and south to Florida and Texas.
4. Eastern Phoebe
The eastern phoebe is a small passerine bird native to North America. During the winter season, they move to the southernmost United States and Central America. They prefer to thrive in open woodland, farmland, and suburbs, often near water. The dietary habits are insectivores in nature and feed on insects and during cooler weather will also eat fruits and berries. The body length ranges between 14 to 17 cm and the average weight is between 16 to 21 grams. The avarage lifespan of eastern Phoebe is upto 10 years.
5. Willow Flycatcher
The willow flycatcher is a migrant bird that belongs to the tyrant flycatcher family. The body length for male species is upto 9.5 mm and for females is upto 8.85 mm. The average weight is between 11.3 to 16.4 grams. The adult species can be recognized by brown-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts. The bird species primarily feeds on insects and common hoverflies Syritta pipiens have been found in their fecal samples. The avarage lifespan of a willow flycatcher is between 3 to 4 years in the wild.
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6. European Crested Tit
The European crested tit also known as simply crested tit is a passerine bird that belongs to the tit family Paridae. They are mostly seen in the region of central, and northern Europe, woodland in France, and the Iberian peninsula. The body length ranges between 11·5 to 12 cm and the avarage weight is between 9·7 to 15·8 grams. They are invertebrates and feed on caterpillars, pine seeds and by clinging to the sides of tree trunks and hanging from branches. The avarage lifespan of European crested is upto seven years in the wild.
7. Blue-Gray Gnat Catcher
The blue-gray gnatcatcher is a small songbird that belongs to the gnatcatcher family. They are mostly seen in North, Central, and South America. The body can reach 3.9 to 4.3 inches in length and average weight between 0.18 to 0.25 ounces of weight. It is one of the most active birds in the world and spends time on the trees where it likes to hop while it searches for food. The dietary habits are carnivores and feed on insects, spiders, and small invertebrates. The natural enemies include jays, magpies, snakes, raccoons, chipmunks, and squirrels. The avarage lifespan of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher is up to 4 years in the wild. It is also listed as one of the blue birds in Florida.
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8. Sagebrush Sparrow
The sagebrush sparrow is a medium size sparrow species mostly seen in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Initially, it was placed in the genus Amphispiza, however, evidence-based between 2007 and 2009 suggested that it will be placed in its own genus. It used to thrive in the regions of brushy stands of saltbush, chamise, and other low shrubs of the arid interior west. It primarily feeds on insects such as grasshoppers, beetles, true bugs, leafhoppers, ants, and many others, also spiders. The avarage lifespan of a sagebrush sparrow is between 8 to 10 years in the wild.
Image Source: USFWS Mountain-Prairie
9. Black-Capped Chickadee
The black-capped chickadee is a small North American songbird that loves deciduous and mixed forests. These winter animals belongs to the tit family, the Paridae. It is also listed as the state bird of Massachusetts and Maine in the United States and also the provincial bird of New Brunswick in Canada. The body length of a Black-Capped Chickadee is between 12 to 15 cm and the avarage weight is between 9 to 14 grams. The top flying speed is upto 20 km/h and the avarage wingspan is between 16 to 21 cm. The avarage lifespan of the black-capped chickadee is between 2 to 12.5 years in the wild.
10. American bushtit
The American bushtit is a bird species that belongs to the family Aegithalidae. It is mostly seen in the New World and in North America it is also referred to as the bushtit. The avarage weight of an American bushtit is upto 5.5 grams. The average lifespan of an American bushtit is upto 8.5 years. The bird prefers to thrive in open woodlands, often containing oaks and a scrubby chaparral understory. The body length ranges up to 11 cm in length and is fairly plain brown-and-gray birds.
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11. Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird is one of the black birds with white strips on thier wings whose bill is black with a brownish-black appearance at the base. The streaks on its back can identify the juvenile species, distinguished spots and streaks on its chest, and a gray or grayish-green iris. The bird species breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and the Greater Antilles and is hence listed as one of the most popular birds of North Carolina. These birds chirp at night and when on the ground move by hopping, walking, and maybe even running.
12. White-Breasted Nuthatch
The white-breasted nuthatch is one of the blue and white birds in the world occurs across North America, from southern Canada to northern Florida and southern Mexico. They are non-migratory birds and normally prefer to live in pairs all year round. There are instances when they feed on the ground. It is a very noisy bird and is monogamous forming pairs that remain together year-round until one partner dies or disappears. The white-breasted nuthatch is a common species with a large range and is not considered endangered at present.
13. Mountain Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee is a small grey bird with white bellies and is a passerine bird that belongs to the tit family Paridae. Talking about appearance, adults of both sexes have a black cap joining a black postocular stripe behind distinctive white eyebrows. The bird species can be easily distinguished from other North American chickadees since Mountain Chickadee have a solid black cap and other differences can be in their location, range, and habitat.
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14. Common Redpoll
The Common Redpoll is one of the brown birds with a red head that can be identified with brown legs, dark-tipped yellowish bills, and dark brown irises. The range of the bird species extends through northern Europe and Asia to northern North America, Greenland, and Iceland. The rump is treaked and a broad dark brown streak is across the vent. These red bird-headed birds in Hawaii used to breed somewhat further south than the Arctic redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs.
15. Vesper Sparrow
The vesper sparrow is one of the small grey birds with white bellies and is the only member of the genus Pooecetes. The scientific name of the bird species is Pooecetes gramineus which can grow between 13 to 16.1 cm and average weight is between 20.9 to 28 grams. The adult species can be identified with the help of light brown upper parts and light under-parts, both with darker streaking. The unique features of the vesper sparrow include the presence of a small, white ring surrounding the eyes, a flash of white tail feathers that occurs during flight, and a chestnut patch on the shoulder. The avarage lifespan of a vesper sparrow is upto 7.1 years in the wild.
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16. Brown Shrike
The brown shrike’s scientific name is (Lanius cristatus is a bird species that belongs to the shrike family. These amazing types of brown birds mainly found in Asia and is closely related to the red-backed shrike and isabelline shrike. The breeding region includes in northern Asia from Mongolia to Siberia and winters in South Asia, Myanmar, and the Malay Peninsula. They are migratory bird species and timing is very regular with their arrival in winter to India in August and September and departure in April.
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