Birds Exam 1 Set 3 Flashcards
Spotted Towhee
- Black wings with white spots
- Looks like American Robin, but Robin has orange bill
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
California Towhee
- all brown with reddish brown by legs & on throat
- conical bill
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Dark-eyed Junco
- Black hood, white belly
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Song Sparrow
- Darkly streaked like Belding’s Savannah Sparrow, but no yellow on face
- Streaking stops on belly
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Belding’s Savannah Sparrow
- Yellow on face and lores
- White with black streaks
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Grasshopper Sparrow
- Pale orange throat and upper breast
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Chipping Sparrow
- Looks like Rufus Crown Sparrow, but has no black malar
- Solid black bill
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Yellow crown surrounded by black
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Brownish-red head with black malar
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Adult White-crowned Sparrow
- White cap surrounded by black (zebra striped head)
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Immature White-crowed Sparrow
- all brown with orange stripe on head
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Immature White-crowed Sparrow
all brown with orange stripe on head
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Ground glean
Female House Finch
- Brown vertical streaks that go all the way down the body
- conical bill
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Male House Finch
- Red head, red rump, red chest
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
Female Lesser Goldfinch
- yellow on chest
- conical bill
- No black cap like males
Diet: Seeds
FM: Foliage glean
Male Lesser Goldfinch
- Black cap
- Yellow conical bill
Diet: Seeds
FM: Foliage glean
Male House Sparrow
- Black bib , black lores, and gray cap
- Conical bill
Diet: Seeds
FM: Ground glean
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
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
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
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
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
Cliff Swallow
- Flat, wide bill
- Long wings
- Orange throat with cream colored forehead
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Aerial foraging
Barn Swallow
- Flat, wide bill
- Forked tail
- Orange throat & forehead (Cliff Swallow has cream colored forehead)
Diet: Terrestrial invertebrates
FM: Aerial foraging
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
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
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
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
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
