Summary ⁷

The Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) is a species of penduline tit. It is the only species in the genus Auriparus, and the only species in the family to be found in the New World.

Distribution ⁸

The verdin occupies desert regions of southwest North America from southwestern Colorado down into Mexico, throughout Baja California and along the Gulf of Mexico south to Tamaulipas.

(Sibley, 2000; Webster, 1999)

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )

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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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