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Nine birds from David Sibley’s drawing tutorials

  1. 1

    American Goldfinch

    Spinus tristis

    Photo: froggymum
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    froggymum
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  2. 2

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Poecile atricapillus

    Photo: Marcel_Pepin
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Marcel_Pepin
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  3. 3

    Arctic Tern

    Sterna paradisaea

    Photo: Afsar Nayakkan
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Afsar Nayakkan
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  4. 4

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Archilochus colubris

    Photo: Blake Ross
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Blake Ross
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  5. 5

    Bald Eagle

    Haliaeetus leucocephalus

    Photo: Marcel_Pepin
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Marcel_Pepin
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  6. 6

    Great Blue Heron

    Ardea herodias

    Photo: mostbittern
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    mostbittern
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  7. 7

    Atlantic Puffin

    Fratercula arctica

    Photo: Pierre Tellier
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Pierre Tellier
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  8. 8

    Long-billed Curlew

    Numenius americanus

    Photo: Dan Vickers
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Dan Vickers
  9. 9

    Saltmarsh Sparrow

    Ammospiza caudacuta

    Photo: Scott Harris
    CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
    Scott Harris
    Cropped to fit the frame.

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  1. American Goldfinch — Spinus tristis
  2. Black-capped Chickadee — Poecile atricapillus
  3. Arctic Tern — Sterna paradisaea
  4. Ruby-throated Hummingbird — Archilochus colubris
  5. Bald Eagle — Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  6. Great Blue Heron — Ardea herodias
  7. Atlantic Puffin — Fratercula arctica
  8. Long-billed Curlew — Numenius americanus
  9. Saltmarsh Sparrow — Ammospiza caudacuta

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Nine birds from David Sibley’s drawing tutorials

Nine of the ten tutorial species, in source order, with Great Horned Owl omitted. An illustrated selection of drawing subjects, not Sibley’s favorite birds or a ranking.

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Photo credits
  1. American Goldfinch: photo by froggymum · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  2. Black-capped Chickadee: photo by Marcel_Pepin · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  3. Arctic Tern: photo by Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  4. Ruby-throated Hummingbird: photo by Blake Ross · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  5. Bald Eagle: photo by Marcel_Pepin · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  6. Great Blue Heron: photo by mostbittern · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  7. Atlantic Puffin: photo by Pierre Tellier · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist
  8. Long-billed Curlew: photo by Dan Vickers · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
  9. Saltmarsh Sparrow: photo by Scott Harris · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · iNaturalist

Bird species: Catalogue of Life (CC BY 4.0) · English names: IOC World Bird List (CC BY).