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Motacilla sialis Linnaeus, 1758. The eastern bluebird ( Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders.
The killdeer is a large plover, with adults ranging in length from 20 to 28 cm (7.9 to 11.0 in), having a wingspan between 59 and 63 cm (23 and 25 in), and usually being between 72 and 121 g (2.5 and 4.3 oz) in weight. [3] It has a short, thick, and dark bill, flesh-colored legs, and a red eye ring. [8] In flight.
Bluebird. The bluebirds are a North American [1] group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the order of Passerines in the genus Sialia of the thrush family (Turdidae). Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas . Bluebirds lay an average of 4 to 6 eggs per clutch. They will usually brood two or three ...
Description[edit] Adult female in Livermore, California. The western bluebird is a small stocky bird with a length of 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in). The adult male is bright blue on top and on the throat with an orange breast and sides, a brownish patch on back, and a gray belly and undertail coverts. The adult female has a duller blue body ...
Lesser sand plover, Anarhynchus mongolus. Snowy plover, on the beach at Vandenberg, CA. Plovers ( / ˈplʌvər / PLUV-ər, [1] also US: / ˈploʊvər / PLOH-vər) [2] are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of family Charadriidae. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the family, [1] though only about half of them ...
This list of birds of Arizona includes every wild bird species seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) through January 2023. [1] [2] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds , 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological ...
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae. Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil.
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus. Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius.