Post by Icarus on Mar 23, 2008 21:43:10 GMT -5
BIRDS WITH DISTINCTIVE TRAITS:
^^^Because plumage may vary according to age, sex, season, and other factors, not all birds of a given species necessarily have the particular trait for which they are listed
*associated mainly with water
Prominent Color or Markings:
Blue:
Small-
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Northern Parula
Black-Throated Blue Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Medium:
Blue Jay
Scrub Jay
Large:
Belted Kingfisher
Stellar’s Jay
Mostly Black:
Small:
Chimney Swift
Lark Bunting
Medium:
*Leach’s Storm Petrel
*Black Tern
Purple Martin
Phainopepla
Red-Winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Starling
Large:
*Common Gallinule
*American Coot
*Black Duck
*Black Oystercatcher
Common Crow
Common Grackle
Very Large:
*Double Crested Cormorant
*Anhinga
*Glossy Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Common Raven
Rose/Red/Orange
Small:
Rufuos Hummingbird
Vermillion Flycatcher
American Redstart
Blackburnian Warbler
Painted Bunting
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Medium:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Red-winged Blackbird
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Summer Tanager
Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Large:
Pileated Woodpecker
Very Large:
*Roseate Spoonbill
Bright Yellow:
Small:
Verdin
Northern Parula
Prothonatory Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
American Redstart
Canada Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
American Goldfinch
Medium:
Common Flicker
Western Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Scott’s Oriole
Evening Grosbeck
White:
Small:
*Snowy Plover
Snow Bunting
Medium:
*Sanderling
*Least Tern
Large:
*Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
*Common Goldeneye
*Bufflehead
*Ring-billed Gull
*Bonaparte’s Gull
*Forster’s Tern
*Common Tern
*Caspian Tern
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Very Large:
*American White Pelican
*Gannet
*Great Egret
*Wood Stork
*Whooping Crane
*Mute Swan
*Whistling Swan
*Snow Goose
*Herring Gull
Snowy Owl
Crests Or Tufts:
Small:
Tufted Titmouse
Medium:
California Quail
Scaled Quail
Screech Owl
Horned Lark
Blue Jay
Cedar Waxwing
Phainopepla
Cardinal
Large:
*Horned Grebe
*Wood Duck
*Hooded Merganser
*Tufted Puffin
Ruffled Grouse
Roadrunner
Belted Kingfisher
Great Horned Owl
Long-Eared Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Stellar’s Jay
Very Large:
*Common Merganser
Long Tail:
Small:
Barn-Swallow
Wrentit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Medium:
American Kestrel
Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Large:
*Pintail
*Forster’s Tern
*Common Tern
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Marsh Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Sharp-Tailed Grouse
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Roadrunner
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Black-billed Magpie
Common Grackle
Very Large:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Very Long Bill:
Small:
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Medium:
*Virginia Rail
*Long-billed Dowitcher
*Dunlin
*Common Snipe
American Woodcock
California Thrasher
Large:
*Northern Shoveler
*American Oystercatcher
*American Avocet
*Black-necked Stilt
Long-billed Curlew
*Marbled Godwit
*Black Skimmer
Very Large:
*Brown Pelican
*American White Pelican
*Great Blue Heron
*Great Egret
*Wood Stork
*Glossy Ibis
*Roseate Spoonbill
Birds That Cling To Tree Trunks:
Small:
Downy Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Black-and-White Warbler
Medium:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Common Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Three-toed Woodpecker
Hovering Birds:
Small:
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Medium:
*Least Tern
*Black Tern
American Kestrel
*Belted Kingfisher
Large:
*Forster’s Tern
*Common Tern
Red-tailed Hawk
*Osprey
Soaring and Gliding Birds:
Small:
Chimney Swift
White-Throated Swift
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Medium:
Purple Martin
Large:
*Ring-billed Gull
*Herring Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
*Osprey
Marsh Hawk
Short-Eared Owl
Very Large:
*Brown Pelican
*American White Pelican
*Great Blue Heron
*Great Egret
*Wood Stork
Sandhill Crane
*Great Black-backed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Golden Eagle
*Bald Eagle
^^^Because plumage may vary according to age, sex, season, and other factors, not all birds of a given species necessarily have the particular trait for which they are listed
*associated mainly with water
Prominent Color or Markings:
Blue:
Small-
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Northern Parula
Black-Throated Blue Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Medium:
Blue Jay
Scrub Jay
Large:
Belted Kingfisher
Stellar’s Jay
Mostly Black:
Small:
Chimney Swift
Lark Bunting
Medium:
*Leach’s Storm Petrel
*Black Tern
Purple Martin
Phainopepla
Red-Winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Starling
Large:
*Common Gallinule
*American Coot
*Black Duck
*Black Oystercatcher
Common Crow
Common Grackle
Very Large:
*Double Crested Cormorant
*Anhinga
*Glossy Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Common Raven
Rose/Red/Orange
Small:
Rufuos Hummingbird
Vermillion Flycatcher
American Redstart
Blackburnian Warbler
Painted Bunting
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Medium:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Red-winged Blackbird
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Summer Tanager
Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Large:
Pileated Woodpecker
Very Large:
*Roseate Spoonbill
Bright Yellow:
Small:
Verdin
Northern Parula
Prothonatory Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
American Redstart
Canada Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
American Goldfinch
Medium:
Common Flicker
Western Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Scott’s Oriole
Evening Grosbeck
White:
Small:
*Snowy Plover
Snow Bunting
Medium:
*Sanderling
*Least Tern
Large:
*Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
*Common Goldeneye
*Bufflehead
*Ring-billed Gull
*Bonaparte’s Gull
*Forster’s Tern
*Common Tern
*Caspian Tern
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Very Large:
*American White Pelican
*Gannet
*Great Egret
*Wood Stork
*Whooping Crane
*Mute Swan
*Whistling Swan
*Snow Goose
*Herring Gull
Snowy Owl
Crests Or Tufts:
Small:
Tufted Titmouse
Medium:
California Quail
Scaled Quail
Screech Owl
Horned Lark
Blue Jay
Cedar Waxwing
Phainopepla
Cardinal
Large:
*Horned Grebe
*Wood Duck
*Hooded Merganser
*Tufted Puffin
Ruffled Grouse
Roadrunner
Belted Kingfisher
Great Horned Owl
Long-Eared Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Stellar’s Jay
Very Large:
*Common Merganser
Long Tail:
Small:
Barn-Swallow
Wrentit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Medium:
American Kestrel
Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
California Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Large:
*Pintail
*Forster’s Tern
*Common Tern
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Marsh Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Sharp-Tailed Grouse
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Roadrunner
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Black-billed Magpie
Common Grackle
Very Large:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Very Long Bill:
Small:
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Medium:
*Virginia Rail
*Long-billed Dowitcher
*Dunlin
*Common Snipe
American Woodcock
California Thrasher
Large:
*Northern Shoveler
*American Oystercatcher
*American Avocet
*Black-necked Stilt
Long-billed Curlew
*Marbled Godwit
*Black Skimmer
Very Large:
*Brown Pelican
*American White Pelican
*Great Blue Heron
*Great Egret
*Wood Stork
*Glossy Ibis
*Roseate Spoonbill
Birds That Cling To Tree Trunks:
Small:
Downy Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Black-and-White Warbler
Medium:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Common Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Three-toed Woodpecker
Hovering Birds:
Small:
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Medium:
*Least Tern
*Black Tern
American Kestrel
*Belted Kingfisher
Large:
*Forster’s Tern
*Common Tern
Red-tailed Hawk
*Osprey
Soaring and Gliding Birds:
Small:
Chimney Swift
White-Throated Swift
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Medium:
Purple Martin
Large:
*Ring-billed Gull
*Herring Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
*Osprey
Marsh Hawk
Short-Eared Owl
Very Large:
*Brown Pelican
*American White Pelican
*Great Blue Heron
*Great Egret
*Wood Stork
Sandhill Crane
*Great Black-backed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Golden Eagle
*Bald Eagle