Birds Exam 1 Set 2 Flashcards
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Left to Right:
Cooper’s Hawk- Immature Female
Cooper’s Hawk- Immature Male
Sharp-shinned Hawk- Immature Female
Sharp-shinned Hawk- Immature Male
Adult Red-shouldered Hawk
- Dark reddish/brown breast
- Tails have horizontal stripes
- Wings black & white pattern
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Low patrol
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
Immature Red-tailed Hawk
- White spot in middle of vertical stripes on belly
Diet: Small mammals
FM: High patrol
Mature Red-tailed Hawk
- Prominent red tail when flip over
- brown back
Diet: Small mammals
FM: High patrol
Female Northern Harrier
- Prominent white rump
- Brown wings and tail
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Low patrol
Male Northern Harrier
- White belly
- Gray wings
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Low patrol
White-tailed Kite
- White face & fluffy white plumage
- Black wings
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Hover and pounce
Male American Kestrel
- Smaller raptor
- Male has steel blue wings
- very tapered wings, very graduated and pointed
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hover and pounce
Female American Kestrel
- Smaller raptor
- Female brown/copper colored
- very tapered wings, very graduated and pointed
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hover and pounce
Turkey Vulture
Diet: Carrion
FM: High patrol
Female Belted Kingfisher
- Females have orange band across belly
- Syndactyl toes
- Fish eating bill
Diet: Fish
FM: High dives
Male Belted Kingfisher
- Females have orange band across belly, males do not
- Syndactyl toes
- Fish eating bill
Diet: Fish
FM: High dives
Male Acorn Woodpecker
- Males have white then red on head
- Zygodactyl toes
Diet: Omnivore
FM: Bark glean
Female Acorn Woodpecker
- Females have white, black, then red on head
- Zygodactyl toes
Diet: Omnivore
FM: Bark glean
Female Nuttall’s Woodpecker
- Female no red on head
- Zygodactyl toes
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Bark glean
Male Nuttall’s Woodpecker
- Male red on head
- Zygodactyl toes
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Bark glean
Female Red-shafted Flicker
- Female has no red malar patch
Diet: Terrestrial Invertebrates (ants)
FM: Ground glean
Male Red-shafted Flicker
- Male has red malar patch
Diet: Terrestrial Invertebrates (ants)
FM: Ground glean
Greater Roadrunner
- Zygodactyl toes
- Long graduated tail
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Greater Roadrunner
- Zygodactyl toes
- Long graduated tail
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
White-throated Swift
- Long pointed wings
- wide, flate bill
- can spend months flying without ever landing
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Aerial pursuit
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
- Flat, wide bill
- eye ring and wing bar
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hawks
Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Wide, flat bill
- Yellow belly & orange side
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hover & glean
Say’s Phoebe
- Flycatcher bill (wide & flat)
- brown in color
- belly and undertail coverts rufus brown
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hawks
Black Phoebe
- Flycatcher bill (flat & wide) and rectal bristles present
- All black with white belly
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hawks
Cassin’s Kingbird
- Light brown outer tail feathers
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Hawks
Western Kingbird
- White outer tail feathers
Diet: Terrestrial Invertebrates
FM: Hawks
Female California Quail
- Tuft of feathers doesn’t go up, but goes back
- No black on face
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Male California Quail
- Male has a Topknot & black on face
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Mountain Quail
- One long feather coming down back (no topknot)
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Rock Pigeon
- Two black horizontal stripes on wings
- White rump
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Band-tailed Pigeon
- Black on top of bill
- White ring around back on neck
Diet: Nuts
FM: Foliage glean
Female Mourning Dove
- Female all brown, male has pink irredescence on side of neck
- Pointed tails
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Male Mourning Dove
- Female all brown, male has pink irredescence on side of neck
- Pointed tails
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Barn Owl
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Low patrol
Western Screech-Owl
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Swoops
Great Horned Owl
Diet: Small mammals
FM: Swoops
Anna’s Hummingbird
- Pinkish-red on neck and top of nape
Diet: Nectar
FM: Hover & glean
Costa’s Hummingbird
- Purple gorget goes down like a big mustache
- More common in desert regions
Diet: Nectar
FM: Hover & glean
Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Purple gorget but no mustache like the Costa’s Hummingbird
Diet: Nectar
FM: Hover & glean
