If you wish to roleplay as a bird in Of Birds and Cats, please check this project to see which species are accepted! (Note: The owner can choose a wider range of birds to progress the story, but the list is hidden) Feel free to suggest new birds! Music by @Ym2612 -- All birds are listed like this: [bird name] - [scientific name] - [size] - [colours] - [lifespan] - [fact]. Some birds don't have some data (e.g. Chestnut-backed Chickadee doesn't have wingspan information) as there isn't any data for it as far as I know. If you found the missing parts of information, please let me know! -- ~ Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata - 9-12 inches (13-17 in wingspan) - Overall blue with white belly and face with black markings - 5-7 years (26 years oldest) - Can mimick hawk calls to scare rivals ~ Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri - 12-13 inches - Dark blue bird with blue wings, tail and mottled face, white eyebrow and black crest - 10-15 years (16 years 1 month oldest) - Intelligent and can mimick sounds ~ Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis - 8.3-9.3 inches (9.8-12.2 in wingspan) - Mostly red with a black bib, females mostly brown except for orange bill and red tipped crest - 3 years (15 years 9 months oldest) - Famous for defending their territory, even attacking their own reflections ~ Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea - 6.3-7.5 inches (9.8-11.8 in wingspan) - Brilliant red with black wings, females are olive-green - around 10 years (11.9 years oldest) - Can catch insects mid-air ~ Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra - 6.7 inches (11-11.8 in wingspan) - Mostly red, females are yellow-green - 4-6 years (7.9 years oldest) - Can remove the stingers of bees and wasps to make them safe to eat ~ White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis - 5.9-7.5 inches (9.1 inches wingspan) - Brown mottled wings and grey underside with black stripes on face with a white throat and yellow eyebrow tip - 2-10 years (14 years oldest) - Likes to form flocks in winter ~ Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina - 4.7-5.9 inches (8.3 inches wingspan) - Brown and grey mottled bird with a rusty coloured cap - 2-5 years (9 years 9 months oldest) - Has a fast mechanical-like trilling song ~ European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - 4.9-5.5 inches (8-8.5 in wingspan) - Brown wings with pale brown belly and orange throat - 1-2 years (19 years oldest) - Likes to sing in both day and night ~ American Robin - Turdus migratorius - 9.1-11 inches (12-16 in wingspan) - Black face and wings with white ring around the eyes and orange underside - 2 years (13+ years oldest) - Will usually look for food after rain ~ Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens - 4.5-4.9 inches - A white bird with a black cap and chestnut wings - 2-4 years (9.5 years oldest) - Can enter torpor (similar to hibernation) to survive winters ~ Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens - 5.1 inches (7.5-7.9 in wingspan) - A dark blue bird with a black throat and white belly, female is more grey - 10+ years - Males are territorial and may do mate guarding ~ Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens - 4.3-4.7 inches (6.7-7.9 in wingspan) Green head and back with black and white body, all black throat - 5 years 11 months oldest - Migrates long distances at night ~ American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla - 4.3-5.5 inches (6.3-9.1 in wingspan) - Black, red parts on underside and tail, females olive-green and yellow - 2-5 years (10 years oldest) - The vibrant red-orange flashes can startle insects for food ~ Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina - 7.1-8.5 inches (12-16 in wingspan) - Brown, with white underside with black spots - 1-2 years (8 years 11 months oldest) - Young will be independent in only a month ~ Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus - 4.7-5.1 inches (9.1-9.8 in wingspan) - White with a brown upperside, black brow - 10+ years (10 years 2 months oldest) - Can sing 20,000 songs a day ~ Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis - 5.1-6.9 inches (7.1-9.8 in wingspan) - Dark grey with a white belly. There can be darker or lighter parts depending on the subspecies. - 3-11 years - Can adapt to urban life -- More birds come in a later chapter!
