Verdin

• Scientific Name: Auriparus Flavicepes
• Common Name: Verdin
• Diet: insects, seeds, berries
• Color: gray-yellow
• Size: 4.5 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: yellow head, red patch on shoulder, hyperactive
• Nest: spherical with side entrance
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Auriparus
• Family: Remizidae (verdins)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: flavicepes