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Order: Podicipediformes eared grebe Summer plumage is known by black neck, buffy-gold "ears". Straight sharp bills for fish |
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Order: Ciconiiformes Great Blue Heron Slow hallow wing beats and has its neck tucked and legs trailing behind when it flies. aquatic invertebrates and fish |
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Order: Anseriformes Canada Goose Migrate in large flocks. Long, broad wings and powerful breast muscle allow strong flying. |
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Order: Anseriformes Mallard surface ducks. Sexual dimorphism |
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Order: Anseriformes Bufflehead diving duck in AZ. Male-glossy black with large white patch on head. Female-brown with white dot behind eye |
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Order: Gruiformes American Coot White bill feeds on surface/diving. Poor fliers and move all night. Short legs and necks. |
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Order: Charadriiformes Killdeer Parents feign broken wing to distract predators. Little sexual dimorphism (order) |
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Order Charadriiformes Ring-billed gull Western AZ. small gull. |
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Order: Galliformes Gambel's Quail Gregarious. Strongly developed legs (order) |
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Order Galliformes Wild Turkey smart birds. Sexual dimorphism. Females less colorful |
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Order: Accipitriformes Golden Eagle Hunt in open country. Nest on high cliffs or in trees. Females often exceed males in size (order) |
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Order: Accipitriformes Northern Harrier White rump. Owl-like facial disk. Seen in open fields. Males-gray. Females-brown. |
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Order: Accipitriformes Red-tailed Hawk Red tail. Seen flying over fields or hillsides. |
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Order: Accipitriformes Cooper's Hawk Strong in contrast between back and crown. Hunting birds in the forest. |
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Order: Falconiformes American Kestrel Small Falcon. Females have brown wings and males have gray. Tooth-like structure in beak (order) |
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Order: Falconiformes Peregrine Falcon Large and stocky falcon. Black on top and white on bottom |
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Order: Columbiformes Rock Dove Urban Areas. Slender bill for grains and fast flyers (order) |
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Order: Columbiformes Mourning Dove Seen in pairs. Pointed tail. |
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Order: Cuculiformes Roadrunnner Almost exclusively running on the ground. Can fly. Long crested bird that eats small insects and reptiles. |
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Order: Strigiformes Barn Owl Asymmetrical ears enabling precise location of prey. Feathers on head help focus light and sound (order) Plumage is adapted for silence (order) |
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Order: Strigiformes Great Horned Owl Has bright white throat collar. Female has lower call than male. Couples "duet". |
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Order: Caprimulgiformes Common Nighthawk in N. AZ. Small-billed, short-legged, and nocturnal. Mottled pattern. Males have white throat. |
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Order: Apodiformes White-throated swift Conspicuous green and white pattern. Long wings and short tail. This order has the best fliers |
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Order: Apodiformes Black-chinned hummingbird Flagstaff. Dark throat with violet band. |
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Order: Apodiformes Broad-tailed hummingbird Flagstaff. Broad, green tail. |
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Order: Coraciiformes Belted Kingfisher Band around breast. Dark crest. Eats Fish. Near water. |
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Order: Picifromes Northern Flicker Flagstaff. Male has red mustache. zygodactylus feet (order). Stiff tail feathers to climb trees (order) |
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Order: Piciformes Downy Woodpecker White back, much smaller, smaller bill. |
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Order: Piciformes Hairy Woodpecker Larger bill and body. Uses tail feathers as props. |
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Order: Psittaciformes Thick-billed parrot Fleshy cere. Frugivorous. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Tyrannidae Olive-sided flycatcher Dark vest on breast. Faint Wing bars. Small pointed beak. Short-legged birds (family). Rictal bristles around mouth (family). |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Tyrannidae Cassin's Kingbird Head and chest dark gray. Dark tail with whitish tip. White throat patch. Yellow belly (and hint of orange on head). |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Hirundinidae Violet-green Swallow White cheek, purple rump, white above eye, green head, blue-green back. Flagstaff. Very small feet (family) |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Hirundinidae Barn Swallow Across U.S. Chestnut throat and above beak. Blue back. Long, forked tail. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Corvidae Stellar's Jay Flagstaff. Long, black crest. Blue body. Very smart birds (family) |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Corvidae Western Scrub Jay Long tail,blue wings, blue tail, gray back. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Corvidae Pinyon Jay Short tail, dusky blue, bright blue head, straight pointed beak. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Corvidae American Crow Long legs, square tail, large bill. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Corvidae Common Raven Roman bill, wedge-shaped tail, scavengers, shaggy throat. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Corvidae Clark's Nutcracker Short tail, long black wings, straight pointed bill, gray body, high elevation. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Paridae Mountain Chickadee Flagstaff. Super small, black cap and throat, white cheek. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Sittidae White-breast Nuthatch Common in leafy forests. White face, dark crown, brown underparts, long bill. Largest nuthatch. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Sittidae Red-breasted Nuthatch Pale orange below, dark eye line and white eyebrow, short tail with white pattern, short beak. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Sittidae Pygmy Nuthatch Large head and bill, a little white below head. Pine Forest. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Troglodytidae House Wren Faint pattern on wings and underside, brown with flared tail. Long thin bills to capture insects (family) |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Troglodytidae Cactus Wren Desert. Unusually large with spotted breast. Barred tail, long white eyebrow. AZ state bird. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Turdidae American Robin Rusty orange chest and blow, dark gray above, white around eye. Not excellent singers (family). |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Turdidae Western Bluebird Blue throat and belly, chestnut shoulders and vest. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Turdidae Mountain Bluebird Thin beak, all blue, long wings and tail. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Mimidae Northern Mockingbird Dark eye-line, long tail, black and white wings, top of beak longer than bottom. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Mimidae Curve-billed Thrasher Long decurved bill, Large spots on underside of feather, spotted belly. Intelligent (family) |
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Order: Passeriformes
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Family: Bombycillidae Cedar Waxwing Yellow-edged tail feathers, pale yellow belly, black eye stripe. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Sturnidae European Starling Straight pointed bill, black with white spots, yellow beak in breeding season, purple head, green body. Very invasive and introduced. Mimics. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Parulidae Yellow-rumped Warbler Flagstaff. Narrow sharp bill. Yellow rump and flanks. Gray Head. Specimen is male. Insectivores. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Passeridae House Sparrow Broad beak, white cheek, rufous nape and wings. Beaks are used to crack seeds. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Fringillidae House Finch Seed eaters. Red on head and breast, stubby bill. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Fringillidae Pine Siskin Yellow wing stripe, yellow on tail, slender pointed bill. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Emberizidae Canyon Towhee Buffy throat, hint of reddish crown, no markings. Specimens stuffing is out. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Emberizidae Spotted Towhee Rufous sides, dark head and back, spots on top. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Emberizidae White-crowned Sparrow Black crown stripes, pink beak, pale brown rump |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Emberizidae Dark-eyed Junco Pink beak, dark grey/brown back, light belly and undertail. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Icteridae Western Meadowlark Yellow malar, black chevron. Strong long pointed bills (family). |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Icteridae Red-winged Blackbird Red on wings, black body. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Icteridae Bullock's Oriole Bright Orange body, black head. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Icteridae Brown-headed Cowbird Brown head, foster parents, finch-like bill, glossy black body |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Cardinalidae Northern Cardinal Large triangle bill, Black mask, 90% red. Central AZ. |
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Order: Passeriformes |
Family: Cardinalidae Pyrrhuloxia Yellow bill, stubby bill, red breast, tail, and crest. |
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Cavity Nesters |
Round eggs |
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Cup Nesters |
Oval eggs fitting well into cup nest and do not roll as readily |
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Ground Nesters |
Top-shaped eggs enabling 3-4 eggs fitting into a nest |
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Cavity/Burrow Nesters |
Dull white |
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Open Nesters |
Pattern/Colored eggs for camouflage. Exceptions: grebes lay white eggs in open nests |
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Accipiters |
Woodland Hawks: Long Tails, short rounded wings, less time soaring EX: Cooper's hawk |
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Buteos |
Soaring Hawks: Longer, rounded wings, shorter tails, spend more time hovering and soaring EX: Red-tailed hawk |
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Falcons |
Long-winged hawks: have longer, more pointed wings, and often hunt from perches |
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Guard Hair |
Body hair |
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Underfur |
Below body hair |
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Vibrissae |
Whiskers |
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Sebaceous Glands |
secretes oils that lubricate and wterproof the hair and skin |
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Apocrine Gland |
secretions used for chemical communications |
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Mammary Gland |
Secrete Milk |
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Eccrine Gland |
Sweat Gland (for cooling) |
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Allotheria |
Jurassic to early Cenzoic (extinct) |
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Prototheria |
Monotremes |
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Theria: Metatheria |
Marsupials: More teeth, diamond shaped nasal bones |
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Theria: Eutheria |
Fewer teeth, rectangular nasal bone, angle of jaw not reflected toward the midline |
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Order: Monotremata Platypus and echidnas adults lack teeth and have leathery bill. Beaks have electromagnetic sensors. |
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Order: Didelphimorphia Didelphis virginiana (virginia opossum) Greatest # of teeth of any North American land mammal Dental formula: 5/4, 1/1, 3/3, 4/4=50 |
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Order: Xenartha Family: Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctuss only one in U.S. good sense of smell |
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Family: Cebidae Small Skull, supermanning monkey |
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Human Skull |
Family: Hominidae |
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Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae no hair on tail, not in bag, bicolored |
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Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Small in bag, one color |
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Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Broad, flat hairless tail. valved nostrils and ears. small eyes with nictitating membrane. |
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Order: Eulipotyphia Shrew Long downturned nose, long straight tail, tiny skull |
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Order: Chiroptera Mexican long-tongued bat Choeronycteris Mexicana only bat, small, brown |
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Order: Lagomorpha Two incisors on top on on bottom. Long, bent hind limbs. |
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Order: Lagomorpha Lepus sylvaticus Cottontail. White tail differentiates it. |
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Order: Felidae Leptailurus serval |
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Family: Ursidae American Black Bear Long with white teeth, has hanging accessories NAU 3404 |
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Walrus baculum |
PRICC: Primates, Rodentia, Insectivora, Carnivora, Chroptera long straight rod |
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Family: Canidae Coyote skull |
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Family: Procyonidae Spilogale gracillis Western Spotted Skunk |
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Manatee Skull |
Order: Sirenia Family: Trichechidae heavy, teeth are far back in mouth |
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Order: Perissodactyla Rhino skull, BIG teeth, horn on top |
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Order: Perissodactyla Straight point on top, horse teeth |
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Order: Cetacea Dolphin Skull |
