Birds Exam 1 Set 3 Flashcards by Jennifer McGruter

Spotted Towhee

Black wings with white spots
Looks like American Robin, but Robin has orange bill

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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California Towhee

all brown with reddish brown by legs & on throat
conical bill

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Dark-eyed Junco

Black hood, white belly

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Song Sparrow

Darkly streaked like Belding’s Savannah Sparrow, but no yellow on face
Streaking stops on belly

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Belding’s Savannah Sparrow

Yellow on face and lores
White with black streaks

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Grasshopper Sparrow

Pale orange throat and upper breast

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Chipping Sparrow

Looks like Rufus Crown Sparrow, but has no black malar
Solid black bill

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Golden-crowned Sparrow

Yellow crown surrounded by black

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Brownish-red head with black malar

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Adult White-crowned Sparrow

White cap surrounded by black (zebra striped head)

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Immature White-crowed Sparrow

all brown with orange stripe on head

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Immature White-crowed Sparrow

all brown with orange stripe on head
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Ground glean

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Female House Finch

Brown vertical streaks that go all the way down the body
conical bill

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Male House Finch

Red head, red rump, red chest

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Female Lesser Goldfinch

yellow on chest
conical bill
No black cap like males

Diet: Seeds

FM: Foliage glean

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Male Lesser Goldfinch

Black cap
Yellow conical bill

Diet: Seeds

FM: Foliage glean

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Male House Sparrow

Black bib , black lores, and gray cap
Conical bill

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Female House Sparrow

Throat white-ish-brown
Breast NOT streaked like other sparrows
Black lines and streaks on back
conical bill

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Female House Sparrow

Throat white-ish-brown
Breast NOT streaked like other sparrows
Black lines and streaks on back
conical bill

Diet: Seeds

FM: Ground glean

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Wrentit

Dark on back, lighter on underside
Bigger than the Bushtit
Does not have a crest like the Phainopepla
Sounds like a ping-pong ball dropping when this bird sings

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Foliage glean

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California Gnatcatcher

Small blue-gray bird, darker on top, lighter on bottom
long black tail with light colored tip

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Foliage glean

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Prominent red mark on top of head
very little brown, green, & yellow bird
bill more delicate than the Warbling Vireo

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Foliage glean

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Cliff Swallow

Flat, wide bill
Long wings
Orange throat with cream colored forehead

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Aerial foraging

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Barn Swallow

Flat, wide bill
Forked tail
Orange throat & forehead (Cliff Swallow has cream colored forehead)

Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates

FM: Aerial foraging

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow * Very long pointed wings * Leading edge of feathers are frayed (rough) Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Aerial foraging

Tree Swallow * Black/ white demarkation is below eyes (above eyes on Violet-green Swallow) * very long, pointed wings * wide, flat bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Aerial foraging

Violet-green Swallow * The SMUSHED ONE! * Black/white demarkation is above the eyes (it's below eyes on Tree Swallow) * wide, flat bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Aerial foraging

Orange-crowned Warbler * little orange crown on head * thin, narrow bill * yellow belly Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Orange-crowned Warbler ## Footnote little orange crown on head thin, narrow bill yellow belly Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Nashville Warbler * White eye ring * Yellow throat & belly * thin, narrow bill Diet:Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Yellow Warbler * Orange streaks on breast * Yellow throat & breast * thin, narrow bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Audubon's Warbler * Females have no black breast like males do * Yellow, white, & black warbler Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Male Audubon's Warbler * Males have black breast * Yellow, white, & black warbler Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Wilson's Warbler * Yellow with black hat Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Townsend's Warbler * Yellow with black throat * Black through eyes * Black cap Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Hermit Warbler * Black throat with yellow head Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Black-throated Gray Warbler * Yellow on lores (like male) * No black throat like male Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Male Black-throated Gray Warbler * Yellow on lores * Black throat, black cap, black through eye Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Common Yellowthroat * Yellow * No black mask like male Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Male Common Yellowthroat * Yellow * Black mask Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Yellow-breasted Chat * Big, thick bill * Yellow chin & breast * Gray cap & back Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Western Tanager * Olive green with brown wings * Has a shorter bill than some orieles that look similar Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Male Western Tanager * Yellow body, red head, black wings Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Male Black-headed Grosbeak * Large black bill * male black with white spots & orange breast Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Black-headed Grosbeak * Large black bill * Shreaking like female House Finch, but with a larger bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Lazuli Bunting * Conical bill * Blue head, narrow necklace of orange just below blue * White breast Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Male Hooded Oriole * Sharp pointed bill * Males have black bib and orange head * Black & white wings Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Hooded Oriole * Sharp pointed bill * Pale yellow all they way down to tail * much longer bill than any tanager Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Male Bullock's Oriole * Looks like Hooded Oriele but has black on top of head * Yellow breast * Black & white wings Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Bullock's Oriole * Looks like Hooded Oriele female but yellow stops at breast Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Female Red-winged Blackbird * Brown & streaky with a hint of red on shoulder/wing Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Male Red-winged Blackbird * All black with red wing patch Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Western Meadowlark * Yellow breast with black necklace * Feet large & tail very short Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Female Brown-headed Cowbird * conical bill * overall brown with no streaks Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Male Brown-headed Cowbird * Black body with brown head * conical bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Female Brewer's Blackbird * Looks like female Brown-headed Cowbird but has a longer straight bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Male Brewer's Blackbird * Looks like Brown-headed Cowbird but with a longer straight bill and no brown head Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Loggerhead Shrike * Very prominent hooked bill * white wing patch Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Swoops (Aerial pursuit)

Warbling Vireo * Little gray bird with white eyebrow stripe * no wing bars Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Western Scrub-Jay * Black ring around breast Diet: Omnivore FM: Ground glean

Steller's Jay * Darker Jay with a crest Diet: Omnivore FM: Ground glean

American Crow * Smaller than Common Raven with smaller bill Diet: Omnivore FM: Ground glean

Common Raven * Larger than American Crow * Tail diamond shaped when open, thin when closed Diet: Omnivore FM: Ground glean

Cedar Waxwing * Red wax-looking feathers on ends of wings * Tip of tail has a yellow stripe across Diet: Fruit FM: Foliage glean

Male Phainopepla * All black with a crest Diet: Fruit FM: Foliage glean

Female Phainopepla * Gray all over with a crest * also white edges to wings Diet: Fruit FM: Foliage glean

Male Western Bluebird * Blue on back and orange on belly Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hawks

Female Western Bluebird * mostly orange, brown, & gray * some blue on back of tail Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Hawks

American Robin * Orange bill * Reddish breast, black head Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Hermit Thrush * Brown head & back with white spots * Brown shreaks on white belly * thin bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Fall **European Starling** * Fall males have black feathers with white tips * pointed, long wings & yellow, long bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Winter **European Starling** * Winter males have all black, glossy feathers that can look pinl, green, or blue * pointed, long wings & yellow, long bill Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Northern Mockingbird * White belly, gray neck, darker gray head & back * White wing patch Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

California Thrasher * Long decurved bill * brown, large bird with a very rounded tail Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Digging

Bewick's Wren * All wrens have horizontal barring on wings and tail * Long and narrow bill * Bewick's has a white eye line, but no black with white streaks on back Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Marsh Wren * All wrens have horizontal barring on wings and tail * long and narrow bill * Marsh Wren has white eye line like the Bewick's Wren, but also has a black back with white streaks Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

House Wren * All wrens have horizontal barring on wings and tail * long, thin bill * House Wren has NO white eye line Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Cactus Wren * All wrens have horizontal barring on wings and tail * long, slightly decurved bill * Cactus Wren is larger than all other wrens and has spots on it's back Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Ground glean

Mountain Chickadee * Black bib, black cap, with white in between * call sounds like "cheeseburger" Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Oak Titmouse * Small gray bird with crest (like phainopepla) but has a boat-shaped lower mandible Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

White-breasted Nuthatch * Very acute nails (climbs face down on trees) * long, pointed bill * all white around eye, on throat, & underside * Gray cap & back Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Bark glean

Pygmy Nuthatch * Brown cap extends over eye * 2/3 or 1/2 the size of the White-breasted Nuthatch * Long, pointed bill Diet: Terestrial invertebrates FM: Bark glean

Bushtit * light brown cap, gray bird * relatively long tail (almost the length of rest of body) Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates FM: Foliage glean

Birds Exam 1 Set 3 Flashcards

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