: a very small yellow-headed bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of arid scrubland that is related to the chickadee and is found from Texas to California and southward to Mexico
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As the winner of the Plants for Birds category, the image demonstrates the relationship between the verdin and the flora in its native habitat.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
Plants for Birds Winner: Verdin In Tuscon, Arizona, amateur photographer Linda Scher saw her first verdin, a songbird that lives year-round in parts of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
Scher came back to the site about a month later and found the verdins gathering caterpillars to feed their young.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
Plants for Birds Winner: Verdin In Tuscon, Arizona, amateur photographer Linda Scher saw her first verdin, a songbird that lives year-round in parts of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
Scher came back to the site about a month later and found the verdins gathering caterpillars to feed their young.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
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“Verdin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verdin. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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