Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves Order: Gaviformes Characteristics: Webbed feet,...
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Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Gaviformes
Characteristics: Webbed feet, tarsi compressed, legs posterior on body, laterally compressed bill
Range: Circumpolar in Northern Hemisphere
Common LoonGavia immer
Groups: Loons
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Gaviformes
Characteristics: Webbed feet, tarsi compressed, legs posterior on body, laterally compressed bill
Range: Circumpolar in Northern Hemisphere
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Groups: Loons
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Characteristics: Sleek plumage; legs posterior on body, lobed feet; toenails flattened
Range: World-wide
Western Grebe
Groups: Grebes
Clark’s GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Characteristics: Slightly hooked beak; tubular nostrils; long, narrow wings
Range: Oceanic; world-wide
Groups: Albatrosses, shearwaters, fulmars, petrels
Sooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Characteristics: Bill with gular sack; totipalmate feet (4 toes w/ 3 webs)
Range: World-wide (temperate / tropical regions)
Groups: Pelicans, cormorants
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Double-crestedCormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Characteristics: Long legs; long bills; long, broad wings; neck folded in “S” shape in flight
Range: World-wide
Groups: Long-legged waders
Great BlueHeron
Ardea herodias
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Characteristics: Broad, flat, lamellated / serrated bill; 4 toes with 2 webs
Groups: Waterfowl
Canada Goose Wood Duck Surf Scoter
American Wigeon CanvasbackMallard
Range: World-wide
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Characteristics: Broad, flat, lamellated / serrated bill; 4 toes with 2 webs
Groups: Waterfowl
Range: World-wide
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Tundra (Whistling) SwanCygnus columbianus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Characteristics: Hooked bill; nostrils located in basal cere; feet raptorial; ♀ larger than ♂
Groups: Birds of Prey
Canada Goose
Kestrel
Surf Scoter
American WigeonRed-tailed Hawk
TurkeyVulture
Osprey
GoldenEagle
Range: World-wide
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Characteristics: Hooked bill; nostrils located in basal cere; feet raptorial; ♀ larger than ♂
Groups: Birds of Prey
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Range: World-wide
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Characteristics: Hooked bill; nostrils located in basal cere; feet raptorial; ♀ larger than ♂
Groups: Birds of Prey
GoldenEagle
Range: World-wide
Cooper’s HawkAccipiter cooperii
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Galliformes
Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet
Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)
Groups: Fowl-like birds
Ring-neck PheasantPhasianus colchicus
California QuailCallipepla californica Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Galliformes
Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet
Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)
Groups: Fowl-like birds
Merriam’s Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
ChukarAlectoris chukar
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Galliformes
Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet
Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)
Groups: Fowl-like birds
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
Blue GrouseDendragapus obscurus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Galliformes
Characteristics: Short, curved bill; short, rounded wings; Strong legs; “scratching” feet
Range: World-wide (except Polynesia)
Groups: Fowl-like birds
Greater Sage GrouseCentrocercus urophasianus
Sharp-tailed GrouseTympanuchus phasianellus
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Characteristics: Bill, neck, and legs long (but variable); fly with neck extended
Range: World-wide
Groups: Cranes, rails, coots
Sandhill CraneCoot
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Characteristics: Bill often long & heavy (variable); legs / feet small (feet often webbed)
Range: World-wide
Groups: Shorebirds, gulls, auks
Black Oystercatcher Killdeer Common Snipe
Western Gull Marbled Murrelet
AmericanAvocet
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Characteristics: Small, slender bill with prominent cere; Wings / tails long & broad; plumage dense
Range: World-wide
Groups: Pigeons, doves
Band-tailed Pigeon Mourning Dove
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Characteristics: Zygodactyl feet, underside of tail black / white, bills slightly hooked / decurved
Range: World-wide
Groups: Cuckoos, roadrunners
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Characteristics: Strong, hooked beak (cere); raptorial feet; large, forward-facing eyes; broad wings
Range: World-wide
Groups: Owls
Great-hornedOwl
SpottedOwl
BurrowingOwl
BarnOwl
ScreechOwl
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Characteristics: Short, weak bill; Large eyes; Weak feet; Long, pointed wings
Range: World-wide
Groups: Goatsuckers
Common Nighthawk
CommonNighthawk
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Characteristics: Long, decurved bill or long, delicate bill; small, weak feet; long, narrow wings
Range: World-wide
Groups: Swifts, hummingbirds
Common Nighthawk
Rufous Hummingbird
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Characteristics: Large-headed; large-billed; metallic bright plumage; syndactylous toes
Range: World-wide (tropical / sub-tropical)
Groups: Kingfishers, bee-eaters, hornbills, motmots, rollers
Common Nighthawk
Belted Kingfisher
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Piciformes
Characteristics: Long, straight, chisel-like bill; tail stiff with graduated feather lengths; long wings; feet strong & zygodactylous
Range: World-wide
Groups: Woodpeckers, barbets, honey-guides, toucans
Common Nighthawk
NorthernFlicker
Red-breastedSapsucker
PileatedWoodpecker
DownyWoodpecker
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Characteristics: Simple perching feet (3 toes forward / 1 toe back); medium to small size
Range: World-wide
Groups: Perching Birds (70 families)
Common Nighthawk
European Starling Barn Swallow
Sturnidae Hirundinidae
Black-capped Chickadee
Paridae
House Wren
Troglodytidae
Common Nighthawk
Stellar’s Jay Common Raven Black-billed Magpie
Corvidae
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Characteristics: Simple perching feet (3 toes forward / 1 toe back); medium to small size
Range: World-wide
Groups: Perching Birds (70 families)
Common Nighthawk
Robin Western Bluebird
Turdidae
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycillidae
Yellow Warbler
Parulidae
Common Nighthawk
Western tanager Spotted Towhee White-crowned Sparrow
Thraupidae Emberizidae
Oregon Junco
Kingdom = Animalia Phylum = Chordata Class = Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Characteristics: Simple perching feet (3 toes forward / 1 toe back); medium to small size
Range: World-wide
Groups: Perching Birds (70 families)
Common Nighthawk
Western Meadowlark Red-wing Blackbird
Icteridae
Brewer’s Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Nighthawk
Purple Finch American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak
PasseridaeFringillidae
House Sparrow