Birds Exam 1 Set 2

Question 1

Answer 1

Adult Female Sharp-shinned Hawk

• Same size as male Cooper’s Hawk
• Tail straight across when out & makes a W shape when closed.

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 2

Answer 2

Adult Male Sharp-shinned Hawk

• Smaller than all other adult Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned Hawks
• Adult Sharp-shinned have horizontal stripes on breast
• All Sharp-shinned have strait tails when open, and W shaped when closed

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 3

Answer 3

Male Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk

• Smallest immature of all Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned hawks
• Immatures have vertical stripes on breast
• Sharp-shinned have straight tails when open and W shape when closed

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 4

Answer 4

Immature Female Sharp-shinned Hawk

• About same size as male Cooper’s Hawk
• All Sharp-shinned have straight tails when open and W shape when closed
• All immatures have vertical stripes on breast

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 5

Answer 5

Adult Female Cooper’s Hawk

• Largest of Sharp-shinned & Cooper’s hawks
• Adults have horizontal bars on breast
• Cooper’s Hawks have rounded tails when open and overlapping in two rows when closed, closer feathers are shorter than those behind

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 6

Answer 6

Adult Male Cooper’s Hawk

• Cooper’s adult male same size as Sharp-shinned female adult
• Adults have horizontal bars on breast
• Cooper’s Hawks have rounded tails when open and overlapping in two rows when closed, closer feathers are shorter than those behind

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 7

Answer 7

From left to Right:

Cooper’s Hawk - Adult Female

Cooper’s Hawk- Adult Male

Sharp-shinned Hawk - Adult Female

Sharp-shinned Hawk- Adult Male

**All eat birds and forage by aerial pursuit

Question 8

Answer 8

Immature Male Cooper’s Hawk

• Immatures have vertical stripes
• Cooper’s Hawks have tail feathers that form a C shape when open, but overlap when closed. The closer feathers are shorter than those in the back.

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 9

Answer 9

Immature Female Cooper’s Hawk

• Female Cooper’s Hawk larger than male
• Immatures have vertical stripes
• Cooper’s Hawks have tail feathers that form a C shape when open, but overlap when closed. The closer feathers are shorter than those in the back.

Diet: Birds

FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 10

Answer 10

Left to Right:

Cooper’s Hawk- Immature Female

Cooper’s Hawk- Immature Male

Sharp-shinned Hawk- Immature Female

Sharp-shinned Hawk- Immature Male

Question 11

Answer 11

Adult Red-shouldered Hawk

• Dark reddish/brown breast
• Tails have horizontal stripes
• Wings black & white pattern

Diet: Small mammals

FM: Low patrol

Question 12

Answer 12

Immature Red-shouldered Hawk

• Immature same pattern as adult just brown & white with dark red patch in shoulder area
• Tails have horizontal stripes

Diet: Small mammals

FM: Low patrol

Question 13

Answer 13

Immature Red-tailed Hawk

• White spot in middle of vertical stripes on belly

Diet: Small mammals

FM: High patrol

Question 14

Answer 14

Mature Red-tailed Hawk

• Prominent red tail when flip over
• brown back

Diet: Small mammals

FM: High patrol

Question 15

Answer 15

Female Northern Harrier

• Prominent white rump
• Brown wings and tail

Diet: Small mammals

FM: Low patrol

Question 16

Answer 16

Male Northern Harrier

• White belly
• Gray wings

Diet: Small mammals

FM: Low patrol

Question 17

Answer 17

White-tailed Kite

• White face & fluffy white plumage
• Black wings

Diet: Small mammals

FM: Hover and pounce

Question 18

Answer 18

Male American Kestrel

• Smaller raptor
• Male has steel blue wings
• very tapered wings, very graduated and pointed

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Hover and pounce

Question 19

Answer 19

Female American Kestrel

• Smaller raptor
• Female brown/copper colored
• very tapered wings, very graduated and pointed

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Hover and pounce

Question 20

Answer 20

Turkey Vulture

Diet: Carrion

FM: High patrol

Question 21

Answer 21

Female Belted Kingfisher

• Females have orange band across belly
• Syndactyl toes
• Fish eating bill

Diet: Fish

FM: High dives

Question 22

Answer 22

Male Belted Kingfisher

• Females have orange band across belly, males do not
• Syndactyl toes
• Fish eating bill

Diet: Fish

FM: High dives

Question 23

Answer 23

Male Acorn Woodpecker

• Males have white then red on head
• Zygodactyl toes

Diet: Omnivore

FM: Bark glean

Question 24

Answer 24

Female Acorn Woodpecker

• Females have white, black, then red on head
• Zygodactyl toes

Diet: Omnivore

FM: Bark glean

Question 25

Answer 25

Female Nuttall's Woodpecker * Female no red on head * Zygodactyl toes Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Bark glean

Question 26

Answer 26

Male Nuttall's Woodpecker * Male red on head * Zygodactyl toes Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Bark glean

Question 27

Answer 27

Female Red-shafted Flicker * Female has no red malar patch Diet: Terrestrial Invertebrates (ants) FM: Ground glean

Question 28

Answer 28

Male Red-shafted Flicker * Male has red malar patch Diet: Terrestrial Invertebrates (ants) FM: Ground glean

Question 29

Answer 29

Greater Roadrunner * Zygodactyl toes * Long graduated tail Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Question 30

Answer 30

Greater Roadrunner * Zygodactyl toes * Long graduated tail Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Question 31

Answer 31

White-throated Swift * Long pointed wings * wide, flate bill * can spend months flying without ever landing Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Aerial pursuit

Question 32

Answer 32

Pacific-slope Flycatcher * Flat, wide bill * eye ring and wing bar Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hawks

Question 33

Answer 33

Ash-throated Flycatcher * Wide, flat bill * Yellow belly & orange side Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hover & glean

Question 34

Answer 34

Say's Phoebe * Flycatcher bill (wide & flat) * brown in color * belly and undertail coverts rufus brown Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hawks

Question 35

Answer 35

Black Phoebe * Flycatcher bill (flat & wide) and rectal bristles present * All black with white belly Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hawks

Question 36

Answer 36

Cassin's Kingbird * Light brown outer tail feathers Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hawks

Question 37

Answer 37

Western Kingbird * White outer tail feathers Diet: Terrestrial Invertebrates FM: Hawks

Question 38

Answer 38

Female California Quail * Tuft of feathers doesn't go up, but goes back * No black on face Diet: Seeds FM: Ground glean

Question 39

Answer 39

Male California Quail * Male has a Topknot & black on face Diet: Seeds FM: Ground glean

Question 40

Answer 40

Mountain Quail * One long feather coming down back (no topknot) Diet: Seeds FM: Ground glean

Question 41

Biggest bird we have....don't have a pic

Answer 41

Wild Turkey DIet: Omnivore FM: Ground glean

Question 42

Answer 42

Rock Pigeon * Two black horizontal stripes on wings * White rump Diet: Seeds FM: Ground glean

Question 43

Answer 43

Band-tailed Pigeon * Black on top of bill * White ring around back on neck Diet: Nuts FM: Foliage glean

Question 44

Answer 44

Female Mourning Dove * Female all brown, male has pink irredescence on side of neck * Pointed tails Diet: Seeds FM: Ground glean

Question 45

Answer 45

Male Mourning Dove * Female all brown, male has pink irredescence on side of neck * Pointed tails Diet: Seeds FM: Ground glean

Question 46

Answer 46

Barn Owl Diet: Small mammals FM: Low patrol

Question 47

Answer 47

Western Screech-Owl Diet: Small mammals FM: Swoops

Question 48

Answer 48

Great Horned Owl Diet: Small mammals FM: Swoops

Question 49

Answer 49

Anna's Hummingbird * Pinkish-red on neck and top of nape Diet: Nectar FM: Hover & glean

Question 50

Answer 50

Costa's Hummingbird * Purple gorget goes down like a big mustache * More common in desert regions Diet: Nectar FM: Hover & glean

Question 51

Answer 51

Black-chinned Hummingbird * Purple gorget but no mustache like the Costa's Hummingbird Diet: Nectar FM: Hover & glean