Accipitriformes, Falconiformes, Columbiformes, Piciformes Flashcards
Osprey
O: Accipitriformes
F: Pnadionidae
Look For: brown eye stripe that runs down neck, white legs, white breast, brown wings with white armpits
Osprey Face
Osprey (Non Specimen)
Turkey Vulture
O:Accipitriformes
F: Cathartidae
Look For: pink head that’s bald (as opposed to black head vultures), darks feathers, lighter flight feathers
no Specimen
Mississippi Kite
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: red eye, grey/white neck, blunt tail when not in flight, squared tail in flight, darker feathers on back and tail
Mississippi Kite (Non Specimen)
Bald Eagle
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: brown body, full white head (unless juvenile), white tail, yellow beak
Bald Eagle (Non Specimen)
Golden Eagle
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: large beak, brown head and body, black tipped beak
No Specimen
Northern Harrier
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: yellow beak with black tip, black wing tip, white on rump, barred tail
Look For on Specimen: ruddy chest, more plain but with some streaking of brown, can see at least two sections of tail feathers
Northern Harrier (Non Specimen)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: barred tail, grey dorsal surface, rufous white barred breast
Look For Specimen: ruddy chest but has white blotches on it, turns to white towards legs, tail feathers stacked to one
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Non Specimen)
Cooper’s Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: grey dorsal surface, orange to yellow eye, rufous white barred breast, yellow beak with black tip, white and black striped flight feathers
Look For Specimen: mostly white chest with tear dropped shaped brown, tail not stacked and can see multiple
Cooper’s Hawk (Non Specimen)
Red Shouldered Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: more rufous overall, darker wings, barred tail
No Specimen
Northern Goshawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: grey eyes stripe, reddish eye, seems skinnier, white chest with brown teardrops through out chest
Look For Specimen: skinny, white and brown chest that looks like old tv static, brown wings, feet are a brown instead of a yellow, looks like thick tail feathers
Northern Goshawk Head
Looks teardrop or pheasant head shaped
Northern Goshawk (Non Specimen)
Harris’ Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: rusty shoulder, white rump, white tail tip, brown body where not rusty, white rump
Look For Specimen: brown chest, rusty legs, dark tails, white tip of tail, tan chin
Harris’ Hawk (Non Specimen)
Broad-winged Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: rusty brownish breast with white, lined wings, v shape on tail
Look for Specimen: very dark looking wings, brown red chest with white, white with brown more towards legs, orangish feet
Broad-winged Hawk (Non Specimen)
Swainson’s Hawk
O:Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: white face/ unibrow, white throat, white breast, no bars on tail
Look For Specimen: brown chest feathers that looks like a rich ladies feather boa, white throat, white body with brown arrows, eyes look overfilled
Swainson’s Hawk (Non Specimen)
Red-Tailed Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: red rump, red tail, white wing, brown head, brown dorsal side
Look For Specimen: white chest, brown middle stripe with white dots
Red-tailed Hawk (Non Specimen)
Ferruginous Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look for: white breast, brown legs, bellow bill, white wings
Look For Specimen: white chest with random brown spots on chest, rusty legs
Ferruginous Hawk (Non Specimen)
Rough-legged Hawk
O: Accipitriformes
F: Accipitridae
Look For: pale head, rough legs looks like wearing boots with boot cut jeans hanging off the back, black tips, black spots on carpus
Look For Specimen: Mottled white and brown chest
Rough-legged Hawk (Non Specimen)
American Kestrel
O: Falconiformes
F: Falconidae
Look For: teeny tiny like ridiculously, black male stripe, brown and grey back with black dots, grey crown, orangeish dorsal side, looks angry but at the same time is too cute to look angry
American Kestrel (Non Specimen)
Prairie Falcon
O: Falconiformes
F: Falconidae
Look For: brown malar stripe, larger than the kestrel, brown back, white chest with brown dots
Look For Specimen: dirty white chest with brown dots
Prairie Falcon (Non Specimen)
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Rock Pigeon/Dove
O: Columbiformes
F: Columbidae
Look For: grey body, black bars, iridescent neck band, bright pink
Look For Specimen: looks like shit, brown where iridescent, white and grey, eyes look overfilled
Rock Pigeon/Dove (Non Specimen)
White-winged Dove
O: Columbiformes
F: Columbidae
Look For: blue eye ring, spot on cheek, white lined wing, white wing pattern, white lined tail, more of a tannish brown body
Look for Specimen: tannish brown neck that fades to white near feet, black tail with thick white stripe towards bottom, also looks quite horrible
White-winged Dove (Non Specimen)
Mourning Dove
O: Columbiformes
F: Columbidae
Look For: blueish eye ring that’s not that vivid, black spots on wing dorsal, black spots near head, pointed tail
Look For Specimen: chest is a tannish or pinkish color, pointed tail, little area on chest that has some white, dark wings
Mourning Dove (Non Specimen)
Red-headed Woodpecker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: bright all red head, black back, white breast, white wing pattern
Look For Specimen: looks pretty rough, red head and throat, white chest, black wings, some yellow on chest maybe from taxidermy staining
Red-headed Woodpecker (Non Specimen)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: gold patch on top of beak and nape, sometimes red on the crown, white and black striped back like a zebra, wings black with white dots on the edge of wings
Look For Specimen: yellow neck and above beak, yellow splotch near feet, wings white and black striped
Gold-fronted Woodpecker (Non Specimen)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: red crown and nape looks like a mullet, reddish belly, white/grey chest, white and black striped dorsal
Look For Specimen: reddish tipped chest, red mullet, white and black striped dorsal
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Non Specimen)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: red forehead, red throat, white malar stripe and supercillium, head is white and black striped, brown/ yellow belly, white wing pattern
Look For Specimen: pee yellow stained chest, black chest/throat, white and black striped head, red forehead, brown and black wings, doesn’t have the red throat
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Non Specimen)
Downy Woodpecker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: looks like a little guy, small red crown,white back, wings are black with white dots, white supercillium, white breast, feathers look like downy feathers
Downy Woodpecker (Non Specimen)
Hairy Woodpecker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: larger more streamlined, more black on bill, white supercillium, small red crown, white malar stripe, white and black striped head, white breast
Look For Specimen: white chest, mostly black back but white dots that look like they could be in stripes, small tiny red crown
Hairy Woodpecker (Non Specimen)
Northern Flicker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: black baby bib grey nape, either red around mouth (like blood coming from mouth) or on crown, spotted body, black around mouth, pink on face
Look For Specimen: red around mouth, grey head, black bib, pinkish chest, black dots all over, has orange on bottom of tail
Northern Flicker (Non Specimen)
Pleated Woodpecker
O: Piciformes
F: Picidae
Look For: what you think of with woody the woodpecker, red crest and malar stripe, black bill, black eye stripe, black back, crow sized
Look For Specimen: red crest but not malar stripe, black eye stripe, mostly black body
Pileated Woodpecker (Non Specimen)
