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Birds that Winter in Missouri A guide to common birds from a variety of habitats Habitat: Deciduous woods Migrates from: northern Canada, Alaska, U.S. West Coast White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Habitat: Fields Migrates from: northern Canada Winter plumage: white/black/brown streaked back; dark breast spot; solid gray chest, belly, and head; red/brown crown and eye line; black upper bill, yellow lower bill Diet: seeds, berries, insects Habitat: Coniferous forests Migrates from: Canada and Alaska Winter plumage (western variation): black hood, chestnut mantle Diet: seeds, berries, insects Dark-eyed Junco Regulus satrapa Habitat: Coniferous forests Migrates from: southern Canada, northern U.S. Winter plumage: blended rust/brown head, gray/blue back and wings, and pale yellow belly; yellow-tipped tail; red tips on wings; black eye patches Diet: fruit, cedar berries Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Habitat: Coniferous forests Migrates from: U.S. coasts, southern Canada Winter plumage: golden/orange crown; olive/black/white body; white wing bars and eyebrows Diet: insects, spiders, seeds Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Habitat: Coniferous forests Migrates from: southern Alaska, Canada, western U.S. Winter plumage: Streaky brown, white, gray body; yellow in wings Diet: seeds, buds Winter plumage: white crown and black stripes on head; white belly; streaked wings; gray body Diet: seeds, grass, arthropods Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Habitat: Coniferous forests Migrates from: Canada Winter plumage: brown or red with brown mid-breast and streaking Diet: seeds, insects Habitat: Freshwater marsh Migrates from: Canada, Alaska, northern U.S. Plumage: Mottled tan and gray feathers; striped head Diet: insects, worms, seeds Habitat: Wet tundra Migrates from: circumpolar North America Winter plumage: streaky chestnut wings; white outer tail; black cheeks Diet: seeds, arthropods Common Snipe Capella gallinago Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Common Merganser Mergus Merganser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Habitat: Freshwater marsh Migrates from: Canada, Alaska, northern U.S. Plumage: dark crown, black body; male in fall and winter has green head, and white, chestnut, purple, and blue body Diet: plants, seeds, insects Habitat: Lakes, ponds, rivers Migrates from: Canada Winter plumage: gray body; red/brown head; red bill; white chin patch Diet: fish Rough-legged Hawk Calcarius lapponicus Habitat: Upland tundra Migrates from: northern Canada and Alaska Plumage: buffy with streaked feathers, black belly band and wing tips; or dark head, underwing, tailband, and body, and white feathers Diet: lemmings, mice, squirrels Bird Migration: TNight migrants use the positions of the stars and the celestial pole to navigate. TDay migrants use the sun and internal clocks to navigate. TBirds rest and refuel at stopover sites and fly along flyways. TMigration hazards include fog, storms, wind, tall structures with lights, and television towers. Climate Change Challenges: Migratory birds rely on two habitats and struggle when their patterns do not align and match with changes in the climate. One third of all birds in North America need urgent conservation action, with 432 species on the watch list. Help Birds: Grow plants in your yard to create bird habitat. Go bird watching and report the birds. Save energy, avoid pesticides and plastic, and recycle. Created by Emily Rehmann
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BirdsthatWinterinMissouriAguidetocommonbirdsfromavarietyofhabitats
Habitat:DeciduouswoodsMigratesfrom:northern
Canada,Alaska,U.S.WestCoast
White-crownedSparrowZonotrichialeucophrys
TreeSparrowSpizellaarborea
Habitat:FieldsMigratesfrom:northernCanadaWinterplumage:white/black/brownstreakedback;darkbreastspot;solidgraychest,belly,andhead;red/browncrownandeyeline;blackupperbill,yellowlowerbillDiet:seeds,berries,insects
Habitat:ConiferousforestsMigratesfrom:CanadaandAlaskaWinterplumage(westernvariation):blackhood,chestnutmantleDiet:seeds,berries,insects
Dark-eyedJuncoRegulussatrapa
Habitat:ConiferousforestsMigratesfrom:southernCanada,northernU.S.Winterplumage:blendedrust/brownhead,gray/bluebackandwings,andpaleyellowbelly;yellow-tippedtail;redtipsonwings;blackeyepatchesDiet:fruit,cedarberries
CedarWaxwingBombycillacedrorum
Golden-crownedKingletRegulussatrapa
Habitat:ConiferousforestsMigratesfrom:U.S.coasts,southernCanadaWinterplumage:golden/orangecrown;olive/black/whitebody;whitewingbarsandeyebrowsDiet:insects,spiders,seeds
PineSiskinCarduelispinus
Habitat:ConiferousforestsMigratesfrom:southernAlaska,Canada,westernU.S.Winterplumage:Streakybrown,white,graybody;yellowinwingsDiet:seeds,buds
Winterplumage:whitecrownandblackstripesonhead;whitebelly;streakedwings;graybodyDiet:seeds,grass,arthropods
FoxSparrowPasserellailiaca
Habitat:ConiferousforestsMigratesfrom:CanadaWinterplumage:brownorredwithbrownmid-breastandstreakingDiet:seeds,insects
Habitat:FreshwatermarshMigratesfrom:Canada,Alaska,northernU.S.Plumage:Mottledtanandgrayfeathers;stripedheadDiet:insects,worms,seeds
Habitat:WettundraMigratesfrom:circumpolarNorthAmericaWinterplumage:streakychestnutwings;whiteoutertail;blackcheeksDiet:seeds,arthropods
CommonSnipeCapellagallinago
LaplandLongspurCalcariuslapponicus
CommonMerganserMergusMerganser
MallardAnasplatyrhynchosHabitat:FreshwatermarshMigratesfrom:Canada,Alaska,northernU.S.Plumage:darkcrown,blackbody;maleinfallandwinterhasgreenhead,andwhite,chestnut,purple,andbluebodyDiet:plants,seeds,insects
Habitat:Lakes,ponds,riversMigratesfrom:CanadaWinterplumage:graybody;red/brownhead;redbill;whitechinpatchDiet:fish
Rough-leggedHawkCalcariuslapponicusHabitat:UplandtundraMigratesfrom:northernCanadaandAlaskaPlumage:buffywithstreakedfeathers,blackbellybandandwingtips;ordarkhead,underwing,tailband,andbody,andwhitefeathersDiet:lemmings,mice,squirrels
BirdMigration:TNightmigrantsusethepositionsofthestarsandthecelestialpoletonavigate.TDaymigrantsusethesunandinternalclockstonavigate.TBirdsrestandrefuelatstopoversitesandflyalongflyways.TMigrationhazardsincludefog,storms,wind,tallstructureswithlights,andtelevisiontowers. ClimateChangeChallenges:Migratorybirdsrelyontwohabitatsandstrugglewhentheirpatternsdonotalignandmatchwithchangesintheclimate.OnethirdofallbirdsinNorthAmericaneedurgentconservationaction,with432speciesonthewatchlist.
HelpBirds:Growplantsinyouryardtocreatebirdhabitat.Gobirdwatchingand
reportthebirds.Saveenergy,avoidpesticidesandplastic,andrecycle.
CreatedbyEmilyRehmann
