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The animal shown is a bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus, formerly Calamophilus biarmicus), also known as a bearded tit. They eat aphids in the summer and reed seeds in the winter.

The image in the comic is based on the illustration on Plate 26 of the book Evropské ptactvo (1871) by Anton Fritsch (Antonin Fritsch, Antonín Frič, Antonína Friče, 1832–1913). (That book is available online at BioLib.de.)