White and black small bird

There are many white and black small birds, some of which are difficult to tell apart. 

This article will show a list of 15 white and black small birds. We will have pictures to help identify them along with other information such as measurements, where they are native to, the habitats and diets. 

Male Black & White Warbler

The black & white warbler has striking blacking strips over the face  and upperparts, and black spots on the under tail as seen in the above picture. They have two white wide wing bars and white underparts. Their tail is quite short but they have long wings for a small bird. 

Measurements

Length: 11-13cm

Wingspan: 18-22 cm

Weight: 8-15g

Native to

Breed as far North as Canada and winter Northern South America

Habitat

Forests

Diet

Variety of insects

Male Blackpoll Warbler

A similar warbler to the black & white, however as you can see from the picture above, this warbler has a black cap and white cheeks with a black mustache. The black stripes are not as prominent and have black streaking on their flanks and orange legs which stand out against their plumage colour.  

Measurements

Length: 14cm

Wingspan: 21-23cm

Weight: 12-13g

Native to

Habitat

Spruce Forests

Diet

Insects, aphids, berries

Male Carolina Chickadee

This is one of the smallest small birds in this article. They have a black cap and bib, white cheeks and breast. The upper parts and wings are a light grey colour. 

Measurements:

Length: 10-12cm

Wingspan: 15-20

Weight: 8-12g

Native to:

North America

Habitat:

Forests, suburban gardens and parks

Diet:

Insects, spiders, seed

Male Black Capped Chickadee

The male black capped Chickadee as shown in the above picture is very similar to the previous Carolina Chickadee with the same black cap, white cheeks and white breast,  however they have a wider black bib, and the have less white on their breast and more of a buff colour underneath, the upper aspects are still a light grey. They are also a bigger bird.  

Measurements

Length: 12-15cm

Wingspan: 16-21cm

Weight: 9-14g

Native to:

North America

Habitat:

Forests & wooded parks

Diet:

Insects, invertebrate, seeds, berries

Male Mountain Chickadee

The last of the Chickadees we will look at in this article is the Mountain Chickadee, These birds have a white stripe over the eyes the other Chickadee don’t have. They are also quite a compact looking little bird as seen above. 

Measurements:

Length: 12-15cm

Wingspan: 19cm

Weight: 10.5g

Native to:

North America

Habitat:

Dry mountainous forest

Diet:

Insects, seed, berries

White Breasted Nuthatch

An unusual shaped bird as shown in the above picture, the male white breasted nuthatch has a black cap white face, throat, breast and underbelly. The upperparts are blue-grey, with black and white tipped tail feathers.  

Measurements:

Length: 13-14cm

Wingspan:20-27cm

Weight: 18-30g

Native to:

North America

Habitat:

Mature woods & forest, gardens and parks

Diet:

Insects, seed, nuts

Male Black throated gray warbler

Another warbler is the male black throated gray as seen above they have a black and white striped face, with a black cap, black stripe on the flanks and underbelly. They have a distinct yellow stripe in front of their eyes. 

Measurements:

Length: 11-13cm

Wingspan: 19-20cm

Weight: 7-10g

Native to:

North America

Habitat:

Woods,, wooded parks and gardens

Diet:

Insect, seed

Male Pied Wagtail

The male pied wagtail is another small white and black small bird, although reading the measurements you would think this is a larger bird because of its length, however as you can see from the above picture they have a long tail, so in actual fact they are not much bigger than a Great tit. They have a black cap and bib and throat, white face and belly and white wing bars. Also as its name suggests they wag their tails as they walk along. 

Measurements:

Length: 18cm

Wingspan: 25-30cm

Weight: 20-27g

Native to:

UK

Habitat:

Farmland, open country, suburbs, gardens, car parks, town centres

Diet:

Insects, seed and what they can find in car parks

Male Long tailed Tit

This sweet little bird has a tail bigger than his body. He has a white stripe on his head, white face with wide black eye stripes, black and white tail. Its belly is pinkish in colour. 

Measurements:

Length: 14cm

Wingspan: 16-19 cm

Weight: 7-10g

Native to:

UK

Habitat:

Gardens, parks, farmland, woodland, scrubland

Diet:

Insect, invertebrates, seed

Male Coal Tit

The male Coal Tit as seen in the above picture is a small bird which can be seen at bird feeders. It is one of those birds that can be tricky to identify. I have found that I look for the white stripe on the back of its head. This then rules out the two tit you will see below. A cute white and black small bird with its black and white head, black mustache, and soft grey underbelly 

Measurements:

Length: 11.5cm

Wingspan: 17-21cm

Weight: 8-10g

Native to:

UK

Habitat:

Woodlands, parks, gardens

Diet:

Insects, Spiders, seed. Have been observed storing food/seed

Marsh Tit

The Male Marsh Tit is another white and black small bird. It is very similar to the Coal Tit we have just seen and the Willow Tit we will see next. Apparently it is so similar to the Willow Tit that they used to think that they were the same species. 

One feature they both share is the black cap, now the Marsh Tit cap is glossier that the Willow Tits, they have a smaller bib and pain coloured wings as you can see in the picture above.

Measurements:

Length: 11.5cm

Wingspan: 18-19.5cm

Weight: 10-13g

Native to:

UK

Habitat:

Forests, Woodlands, Garden, Parks

Diet:

Insects, berries, seed

Willow Tit

Here we have the male willow Tit, as similar size to the Marsh Tit but you can see that his black cap is more sooty looking compared to the Marsh Tit, and a slightly bigger black bib. Their wings also have a paler panel on them, and their underbelly has a darker buff colour.

Measurements:

Length: 11.5cm

Wingspan: 17-19 cm

Weight: 18-14cm

Native to:

UK

Habitat:

Forests, Woodlands, parks, gardens

Diet:

Insects, berries, seed

Male Blackcap warbler 

This attractive warbler is  one of the large small birds in this article. As its name suggests it has a black cap. The throat,breast and underbelly are a whitish grey, and an olive, grey back, tail and wings. 

Measurements:

Length: 13cm

Wingspan: 20-23cm

Weight: 21g

Native to:

Europe, summer visitor to UK

Habitat:

Woodland, farmland, suburban

Diet:

Insects, berries

Rose breasted Grosbeak

This chunky bird has a rose coloured breast as its name suggests. With a black head and back, white underbelly and stripes on the wings and a large beak it is a striking looking bird. 

Measurements:

Length: 18-21cm

Wingspan: 29-33 cm

Weight: 39-49g

Native to:

Breeds North America, winters in Central, Southern America and Caribbean 

Habitat:

Forests, Woodland

Diet:

Insects, berries, seed

Black Phoebe

The picture above shows you our last white and black small bird in this article. The Black Phoebe as its name suggests is mostly a sooty coloured black, and has a white underbelly. 

Measurements:

Length: 15-18cm

Wingspan: 27-28cm

Weight: 15-22g

Native to:

North, Central & south America

Habitat:

Streams, farmlands, canyons, towns

Diet:

Insects, small fish

In summary

I hope you have found this article on white and black small birds interesting. We have used pictures to help identify along with measurements. Also where they a native to and the habitats and diets. 

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