Identify List Of Birds Of North America (Anseriformes) Flashcards

Spatula like bill Order AnseriformesFamily Anatidae:Canada Goose lots of colors; red bill with black nail; red eye Order AnseriformesFamily Anatidae: Wood Duck green head; white ring around head; yellow bill Order AnseriformesFamily Anatidae: Mallard very long tail; white ring around the neck with green head; red bare skin at eye Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae: Ring-Necked Pheasant bare head; brown and black feathers Order GalliformesFamily Meleagrididae: Wild Turkey sharp, daggar-like bill; black and white checkerboard pattern Order GaviiformesFamily Gaviidae: Common Loon long dagger-like bill; neck folded in an "S" shape Order CiconiiformesFamily Ardeidae: Great Blue Heron dark body; no skin on the head; hawk-like curved bill Order FalconiformesFamily Cathartidae: Turkey Vulture halk-like curved bill; brown upper surface with white below Order FalconiformesFamily Pandionidae: Osprey all brown body; bright yellow legs/bill; white head/tail Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae: Bald Eagle red tail; brown/cream colored bird Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae: Red-Tailed Hawk red patch on head; long bill Order GruiformesFamily Gruidae: Sandhill Crane small bird; two black bands across the chest; brown on the top/white on the bottom Order CharadriiformesFamily Charadriidae: Killdeer black ring around the bill; yellow legs Order CharadriiformesFamily Laridae: Ring-Billed Gull red spot on the bill; pink legs Order CharadriiformesFamily Laridae: Herring Gull bit or iridescence on the throat Order ColumbiformesFamily Columbidae: Rock Pigeon slimmer with long tail; little spotting on the wings; white on the edge of the tail Order ColumbiformesFamily Columbidae: Mourning Dove wings go really really fast; look like cigar with wings Order ApodiformesFamily Apodidae: Chimney Swift bright red throat; long bill; green Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird blue body with white below; big crest on the top; bill pointy Order CoraciiformesFamily Alcedinidae: Belted Kingfisher red on top of the head; plain on the frong; zebra-like patterning on the back Order PiciformesFamily Picidae: Red-Bellied Woodpecker white below; black on th back; bill is much smaller than the depth of the head Order PiciformesFamily Picidae: Downy Woodpecker white below; black on the back; bill is the depth of the head Order PiciformesFamily Picidae: Hairy Woodpecker obvious white rump when they fly; black half circle on chest; black mustache; dark spots on its belly Order PiciformesFamily Picidae: Northern Flicker lemon yellow belly; grey throat; reddish rusty color on the wings and tail Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae: Great Crested Flycatcher all grey on the back and all white on the front; nice white tip on the tail Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae: Eastern Kingbird blue body with black striping on the tail and wings; crest on head; black patterning on the head Order PasseriformesFamily Corvidae: Blue Jay everything is dull black; eyes, bill, and legs Order PasseriformesFamily Corvidae: American Crow white body with black and chin; little round puffball Order PasseriformesFamily Paridae: Black-Capped Chickadee dull gray color; crest on the head; blank face look Order PasseriformesFamily Paridae: Tufted Titmouse similar in habits to woodpeckers; long, unturned bill; black top of the head; nice white face Order PasseriformesFamily Sittidae: White-Breasted Nuthatch Bright blue bird with orange on the chest and white on the belly Order PasseriformesFamily Turdidae: Eastern Bluebird grey on the back; orange on the front Order PasseriformesFamily Turdidae: American Robin all grey; darker on the cap, black eye, black bill; brown under the tail Order PasseriformesFamily Mimidae: Gray Catbird elongated body with long tail; rusty brown color; yellow body; long bill that is slightly de-curved Order PasseriformesFamily Mimidae: Brown Thrasher Dark bird withh yellow bill; body is colored in iridescence; short tail; awkward walkers Order PasseriformesFamily Sturnidae: European Starling yellow tip of the tail; black mask; red feather tips Order PasseriformesFamily Bombycillidae: Cedar Waxwing Yellow body; rusty streaks on the front Order PasseriformesFamily Parulidae: Yellow Warbler Black bird with orange on it ; white belly Order PasseriformesFamily Parulidae: American Redstart Yellow on the throat; black mask with white above it; olive color Order PasseriformesFamily Parulidae: Common Yellowthroat bright red with black wings and black tail Order PasseriformesFamily Thraupidae: Scarlet Tanager black bird on top that comes to a point on the chest; white belly; red-eyed; rusty orange sides Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae: Eastern Towhee brown bird; blank white/grey chest with no streaks; grey rump Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae: Chipping Sparrow all brown with streaks on the chest; usually one dark central spot on the chest Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae: Song Sparrow all red bird with black on the face Order PasseriformesFamily Cardinalidae: Northern Cardinal black bird on the top with some white patterning; white belly with red chest (inverted triangle); thick bill Order PasseriformesFamily Cardinalidae: Rose-Breasted Grosbeak blue bird Order PasseriformesFamily Cardinalidae: Indigo Bunting black bird with red on the shoulders Order PasseriformesFamily Icteridae: Red-Winged Blackbird front is bright yellow with a dark "v" on the neck/chest; top is brown and streaked; short tail; chunky Order PasseriformesFamily Icteridae: Eastern Meadowlark elongated body shape; yellow eye Order PasseriformesFamily Icteridae: Common Grackle all dark bird with brown head Order PasseriformesFamily Icteridae: Brown-Headed Cowbird black bird with an orange belly and chest Order PasseriformesFamily Icteridae: Baltimore Oriole yellow with black head tips and black/white on the wings Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae: American Goldfinch lblack area on the front of the throat; top of the head is grey; side of the head is a rich brown; bottom is plain grayish white; short beak Order PasseriformesFamily Passeridae: House Sparrow