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The black-billed magpie ( Pica hudsonia ), also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of North America. It is black and white, with the wings and tail showing black areas and iridescent hints of blue and blue-green. It was once thought to be a subspecies of the Eurasian magpie ( Pica pica ), but ...
List of birds of Iceland. The gyrfalcon is the national bird of Iceland. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Iceland. The avifauna of Iceland included a total of 419 confirmed species as of May 2023 according to the Icelandic Birding Pages (IBP) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [ 1] The entire populations of two species have ...
These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. American black duck, Anas rubripes LC. American wigeon, Mareca americana LC. Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa (A) LC.
Steller's jay ( Cyanocitta stelleri) is a bird native to western North America and the mountains of Central America, closely related to the blue jay ( C. cristata) found in eastern North America. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains. It is also sometimes colloquially called a "blue jay" in the Pacific Northwest, but is ...
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 times in a year.
Lanius borealis. Vieillot, 1808. Subspecies. 6 sspp, see text. The northern shrike ( Lanius borealis) is a large songbird species in the shrike family ( Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia. Long considered a subspecies of the great grey shrike, it was classified as a distinct species in 2017. Six subspecies are recognised.
The common grackle ( Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a long and dark bill, pale yellow eyes, and a long tail. Adults often have an iridescent appearance on ...
The western meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota. This list of birds of North Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The list is derived from Checklist of North Dakota Birds produced in April 2021 by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGFD). The basic NDGFD list contains 420 confirmed and extant species, two extinct species. Three additional ...