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ANSERIFORMES
common name six things |
Water fowl
geese, ducks, swans webbed feet, mostly aquatic, thick dense waterproof feather coat, sexually dimorphic, pair on wintering grounds |
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Snow Goose.
Orange beak with black grinning patch rust on face in summertime |
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Canada Goose.
Black head and neck, brown body and white chest. White chin strap U-shaped rump band |
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Trumpeter Swan
White with black beak - juvy is grey Black facial skin meets eye, creates a V on forehead Forehead slopes evenly to straight bill 60" |
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Wood Duck
MALE: colourful, glossy plumage and head shape FEMALE: short crest, large and white teardrop shaped eye ring only 18.5" |
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Mallards.
MALE: - alternate = bright green head, white collar, chestnut breast... eclipse = ~ female, but olive beak FEMALE - mottled brown - orange beak with black |
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Gadwall
Grey bird, lots of thoracic flecking Black beak White belly/black tail/white wing patch -- i think was beige looking in lab |
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Green-Winged Teal
- small dabbler (14.5") - chestnut head with green eye patches and white outlines - Green speculum (wing patch) bordered with white on leading edge/trailing edge - Black beak black and white bb crop stripes |
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American Widgeon
- green from eye to back of head - green/black/white on wings and tail - - i think lab had brown forhead, black beak tho... |
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NORTHERN PINTAIL
chocolate brown head, white neck and breast grey flecked body cool spikey feathers PINS FOR TAILS |
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NORTHERN SHOVELERS
* big, spatula shaped beaks (longer than face), and blue forewing patches* MALE - green head, white breast, black beak brown sides FEMALE - mottled brown, some flecky, orange on grayish beak |
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SCAUP
- black head, white flanks, grey (b&w?) backs HOW TO TELL APART? Size, Peaked crown on lesser*, greater supposedly has more black on the bill, gloss tho |
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SURF SCOTER
Colourful beak with big black circle -- black though, and classic scoter beak shape |
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Black Scoter
Female was in lab, and she was brown with a darker crown some yellow on knobby beak |
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White-winged Scoter
Same as the other except beak is less knobby, and the secondaries are white |
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Hooded Mergansers
Puffy, rounded "hood" (Crest) MALE: - black and white, chestnut sides, black beak FEMALE" - brownish, bushy crest, lower yellow mandible |
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COMMON MERGANSER
long, hooked, red bills (but in lab looks orange) MALE: black (dark green?) head, white breast, NO CREST FEMALE: rufous head, smaller crest |
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BUFFLEHEAD
large, rounded (puffy) head and steep forehead MALE: oil coloured head with a white patch white breast, black wings FEMALE: smaller, elongated white patch on face browny gray and white underneath |
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COMMON GOLDENEYE
round, white spot on each side of face Male: - white body, black back, dark (green?) head Female: - Brown head, white neck, dirty brown body * BEAK - black with yellow tip |
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Wing and breast white is separated a bit White eye patch not as round |
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HARLEQUIN DUCK
unique patter with reddy browns and greens. so pretty. |
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GALLIFORMES
Common and two general things 2 fun facts |
Fowl-like birds
- chicken-like/terrestrial - elevated spur (hind toe) - ruffed grouse ~ lawn mower - quails occur in coveys |
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CALIFORNIA QUAIL
- black teardrop-shaped plume on the head, scaly underparts - grey and brown on top, black throat, brown crown |
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RING-NECKED PHEASANT
MALE: - so colourful: iridescence, red eye patch, green head and ear tufts - white ring neck - LONG stripey tail FEMALE: - scaly patterning - short beak - browns and blacks |
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SOOTY GROUSE
grouses have fat belly and small head tail might have a grey tip caramel and black flecking plain grey belly |
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RUFFED GROUSE
small crest brown/broken tail band eye stripe tho lighter flecking maybe... |
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GAVIFORMES
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Large/heavy
Spear-shaped bills Webbed feet legs are further back Pair bond for life/have a long life (20-28 years) |
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COMMON LOON
black culmen spotted coverts white neck collar crown and nape are dark regardless of plumage |
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PODICIPEDIFORMES
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GREBES
Claws on toes are like flattened fingernails elaborate courtship - pied has a stubby beak because it eats crustaceans |
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PODICEPIDIFORMES
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Grebes
"lifted foot" Claws on toes (flat like fingernails) Elaborate courtship - Pied has a stubby beak for eating crustaceans |
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Pied-billed Grebe
"Plain as f" brown over all, with either white or black on chin (winter and breeding, respectively) Breeding adult has a ring on the bill |
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Horned Grebe
orangey eyebrow stripe, paler in front of the eye in general, nape and crown are darker black, male has reddish brownish flanks |
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Western Grebe
LONG neck and beak black and white!! Black nape and crown, white throat Greenish yellow bill has courtship displays |
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PROCELLARIIFORMES
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Pelagic surface feeders
TUBULAR NOSTRILS and HOOKED BILL salt gland - storm petrel "walks on water" to feed |
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Black Footed Albatross
- Black feet, dark feathers TUBE NOSE larger than a gull? ~ 32" |
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Northern Fulmar
Short thick bill with *NOSTRIL TUBES* beak has yellow on lower mandible greyish head |
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Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
- Dark eye patch and small size - bluish grey above, pearl grey below and a black beak |
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PELICANIFORMES
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--> large, heavy birds with a massive bill
Totipalmate feet (toes connected by webs - not webbed) Skin pouch on lower mandible (catch fish and mating displays) Nest in colonies - Cormorants = closed external nostrils |
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Double-Crested Cormorant
Long, hooked (orangey?) beak Black bird has some scaling (dark brown and black) -- breeding male has wispy white crests |
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Pelagic Cormorant
Dark bird, smaller than the other cormorant Green tinge Black, slender beak |
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American White Pelican
Huge orange bill... may have a plate on the upper mandible (breeding) White bird with black outer secondaries and primaries |
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CICONIIFORMES
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Herons, bitterns and allies
WADING BIRDS so long legs and neck - bittern - if seen will remain motionless and try to blend in |
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American Bittern
Brownish neck streaks and long body shape in general |
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Great Blue Heron
Prominent black eye stripes and a blue color it is very long :) long neck, long legs |
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ACCIPITIFORMES
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diurnal birds of prey
hooked bills and strong, curved talons |
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TURKEY VULTURE
accipitriformes red head, and it's clearly a vulture |
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OSPREY
accipitriformes white below and black wings prominent eye stripe (but not rly) beak is also black tho |
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GOLDEN EAGLE
accipitriformes dark brown feathers with white patches yellow to tawny wash on head faint tail bands |
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BALD EAGLE
Accipitriformes White head and brown feathers |
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NORTHERN HARRIER
accipitriformes Owl-like facial disk and slim body white below with brown spots (streaking?) Darker browny grey wings |
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SHARP SHINNED HAWK
accipitriformes * shorter, squared tail, thin legs, smaller head and neck. Contrast between crown and cheeks (whiter cheeks than cooper's) White with brown streaking below |
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COOPER'S HAWK
Accipitriformes longer, rounder tail and bigger head then sharp shin less white on neck same tho (white with brown streaking below) |
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NORTHERN GOSHAWK
accipitriformes prominent white eyebrow stripe JUVY: brown above and buffy below with dark brown streaking. striped tail ADULT: grey above with grey barring below |
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ROUGH LEGGED HAWK
accipitriformes Long leg feathers and supposedly a feathered tarsus lots of streaking on the head tail with a dark band small bill |
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RED TAILED HAWK
accipitriformes RED TAIL - brown bands (bottom-most is thickest) White below with brown flecky spots heavy bill |
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FALCONIFORMES
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diurnal birds of prey
long wings with bend at the wrist notched bill used to sever spinal column of prey peregrine can dive at speeds of 300 kmph |
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AMERICAN KESTREL
falconiformes Russet tail with black band double black stripes on white face blue grey wing coverts, russet back and crown, buffy below with black spots |
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MERLIN
Falconiformes below is copper with black streaking dark brown wings |
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PEREGRINE FALCON
falconiformes black wedge extends below eye = helmet tan below "beautiful mix of browns" above |
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GRUIFORMES
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Cranes and Rails
rails: secretive cranes: feathers that droop over rump... fly with outstretched necks coots: with duckies... tobes (lobes toes) |
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VIRGINIA RAIL
smooth rusty brown below, has black streaking above and a black crown slender long beak |
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AMERICAN COOT
Black overall, with grey breast LOBED FEET! and dark colour = juvenille whitish beak |
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SANDHILL CRANE
prominent red crown overall grey in colour, long legs has bustles (tertiary) |
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Charadriiformes
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Gulls and shorebirds
gulls - opportunistic feeders sandpipers and plovers - slim and long legged (sxc) wilson's snipe tail = winnowing ALCIDAE similar to penguins |
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Which Charadriiformes is extinct?
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The Great Auk. Last pair found on Eldey. :(.
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Black Bellied Plover
Charadriiformes Prominent black belly and face frosty crown and nape flecked on back (black/white/grey) |
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SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Charadriiformes * Black complete band on chest, black forehead, and orange beak with black tip White belly brown bird |
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KILLDEER
Charadriiformes TWO black bands on white belly beak is darker (no orange) |
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Black Oystercatcher
Charadriiformes Long red-orange bill (yellow in lab) All dark (BLACK) |
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GREATER YELLOWLEGS
Charadriiformes longer, upturned bill and bigger than lesser white belly, light grey flecks, yellow legs, browny grey back and feathers with white and black edges doe |
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LESSER YELLOW LEGS
Charadriformes Smaller, shorter beak, and STR8 bill doe black bib!!! in lab ~~~ |
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SPOTTED SANDPIPER
Charadriformes white ventral with black spots dorsal is just brown and like lil bb spots yellow beak dark tip |
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DUNLIN
Charadriformes has a hind toe, neck has a grey patch, and the bill curves down beak is longer |
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WESTERN SANDPIPER
Charadriiformes below is white, crop area has a few black spots rufous edged inner scapulars and duller brown edged coverts head flecking |
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Long Billed Dowitcher
Charadriiformes LONG BILL has a characteristic shape a white eye stripe rusty flecking on bib and a black flecked back white belly - juvenile? |
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Wilson's Snipe
Charadriiformes Prominent black stripes on crown and flanks Long rusty brown beak - not dowitcher length tho Back is a mottle of rust and black and white TAIL - black stripe in middle of rust stripe |
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Red-necked Pharalope
Charadriiformes Red neck! and yellow on coverts White belly and face |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Charadriiformes Black hood and beak white belly light grey coverts with black tips |
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Mew Gull
Charadriiformes Grey flecking on head light grey on entire back yellow bill |
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Ring Billed Gull
Charadriiformes Has a ring on its bill |
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Glaucous-winged Gull
Fully white except grey wings Yellow beak with red spots |
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Common Tern
Charadriiformes Black cap and nape Longish "red" bill with black tip medium grey above |
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Parasitic Jaeger
Charadriiformes Dark brown cap and wings Diffuse grey breast band |
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Pigeon Guillemot
Charadriiformes All dark brown with white spot on wings pepe le peu and french and **** |
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Marbled Murrelet
Charadriiformes Marbled above Black cap and nape - white triandles on neck and white below |
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COLUMBIFORMES
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Pigeons and doves
fleshy mass at base of bill suck instead of sip 2 eggz dodo is ded |
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Band Tailed Pigeon
Columbiformes Has a white neck band... green iridescent neck purply colour = cap and chest |
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Rock Pigeon
Columbiformes City pigeon - green and purple iridescent head and neck |
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Mourning Dove
Columbiformes Sad dove. Just kidding Lighter brown with black spotting some purpley on neck/shoulder area!? |
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Passenger Pigeon
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Blue grey above, purpley below, some colours at interphase. pretty thing.
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