Lab 3 Terrestrial Ecosystems (Birds)

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Pied-billed Grebe

DIET

- Aquatic insects, cray fish and small fish

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BEAK:

- sharp beak

- not flat

- slightly hooked

- bill having black vertical band

- bill is short and stubby

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Lobed

<p>DIET</p><p>- Aquatic insects, cray fish and small fish</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK:</p><p>- sharp beak </p><p>- not flat </p><p>- slightly hooked </p><p>- bill having black vertical band </p><p>- bill is short and stubby</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Lobed</p>

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Green-winged Teal

DIET:

- seeds

- gasses

- small invertebrates

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BEAK

- small bill compared to other ducts

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FEET MORPHOLOGY

- webbed

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Red-tailed Hawk

DIET:

- carnivorous (meat eater)

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BEAK

- sharp

- hooked

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Raptorial

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American Kestrel

MALE: blue-gray wings

FEMALE: rufous (reddish brown) wings

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DIET

- carnivorous (meat eater)

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BEAK:

- sharp

- hooked

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Raptorial

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Northern Flicker

DIET

- omnivorous (both plant and animals)

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BEAK

- long and thin

- sharp

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FEET MORPHOLOGY

- Zygodactyl

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Extra Northern flicker notes

- Flickers have a sticky tongue

used for feeding on ants

- Woodpeckers have a "hyoid apparatus which cushions the brain during intense drilling

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HYOID APPARATUS:

- foldable series of bone lies within the tongue

- originates in the roof of the mouth, around the back of the skull to enter the mouth through the right nostril.

- To extend the tongue the bones straighten out.

<p>- Flickers have a sticky tongue</p><p>used for feeding on ants</p><p>- Woodpeckers have a "hyoid apparatus which cushions the brain during intense drilling</p><p>-------------------------</p><p>HYOID APPARATUS:</p><p>- foldable series of bone lies within the tongue</p><p>- originates in the roof of the mouth, around the back of the skull to enter the mouth through the right nostril.</p><p>- To extend the tongue the bones straighten out.</p>

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Acorn Woodpecker

CALL (VOCAl or mech?)

DIET:

- omnivorous (both plants and animals)

- MOSTLY INSECTS

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MODE OF CAPTURE

- forging/digging

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BEAK:

- long

- thick

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FEET MORPHOLOGY

- Zygodactyl

<p>CALL (VOCAl or mech?)</p><p></p><p>DIET:</p><p>- omnivorous (both plants and animals)</p><p>- MOSTLY INSECTS</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>MODE OF CAPTURE</p><p>- forging/digging</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK:</p><p>- long</p><p>- thick</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FEET MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Zygodactyl</p>

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Mourning Dove

CALL (mech of vocal?)

DIET

- herbivores (plant/seeds)

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BEAK

- small

- curved

- sharp

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Rock Dove

DIET

- herbivores (plants/seeds)

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BEAK

- sharp

- short

- small curve

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

Audubon call

DIET

- Omnivorous (both plants and animals)

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BEAK

- straight

- thin bill

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

DIET

- carnivorous (meat eater)

- MOSTLY INSECTS

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MODE OF CAPTURE

- plucking

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BEAK

- small

- thin

- straight bill

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>DIET</p><p>- carnivorous (meat eater)</p><p>- MOSTLY INSECTS</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>MODE OF CAPTURE</p><p>- plucking</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- small</p><p>- thin </p><p>- straight bill</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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California Scrub Jay

2 CALLS

DIET

- omnivorous (both plants and animals)

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BEAK

- thick (in the coast ranges to help open acorns)

- straight

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Northern MockingBird

DIET

- Omnivorous (both plants and animals)

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BEAK

- long thin bill

- slim

- small downward curve

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Yellow-Billed Magpie

DIET

- Omnivorous (both plants and animals)

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BEAK

- bright yellow

- thick

- small

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Golden-Crowned Sparrow

DIET

- green seedlings and seeds of weeds; insects.

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BEAK

- uniform dusky gray along its entire length

- upper beak is darker than lower beak

- bicolored bill

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>DIET</p><p>- green seedlings and seeds of weeds; insects.</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- uniform dusky gray along its entire length</p><p>- upper beak is darker than lower beak</p><p>- bicolored bill</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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White-Crowned Sparrow

DIET

- Omnivorous (both plants and animals)

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BEAK

- yellow bills

- small

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Brewers Blackbird

DIET

- insects, mainly Lepidoptera, and beetles

- some fruit.

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BEAK

- straight

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Red-winged Blackbird

DIET

-Mainly carnivorous

-grain and weed seeds.

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BEAK

- slender

- conical bill

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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American Goldfinch

DIET

- seeds

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BEAK

- conical bill

- orange

- short

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Black Phoebe

DIET

- Carnivorous (meat eater)

- prey is taken on the win by sallying out of the perch in short flights out and back

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BEAK

- straight

- thin

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>DIET</p><p>- Carnivorous (meat eater)</p><p>- prey is taken on the win by sallying out of the perch in short flights out and back</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- straight</p><p>- thin</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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Anna’s Hummingbird

CALL (vocal or mech?)

MALE = deep rose head and throat

FEMALE= dull in coloration

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DIET

- nectar

- tiny insects.

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BEAK

- short

- straight

- slender

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>CALL (vocal or mech?)</p><p></p><p>MALE = deep rose head and throat</p><p>FEMALE= dull in coloration</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>DIET</p><p>- nectar</p><p>- tiny insects.</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- short</p><p>- straight</p><p>- slender</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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House Sparrow

DIET

- seeds

- insects,

- handouts from humans

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BEAK

- stouter

- black bill

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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House Finch

DIET

- Herbivorous (plants/fruits/seeds)

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BEAK

- large

- thick beaks

- gray color

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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European Starling

DIET

- forages for grubs

- worms and insects

- seeds

- trees for fruit.

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BEAK

- long

- slender

- yellow bill

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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California Quail

MALE= larger head projection

FEMALE= shorter head projection

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DIET

- seeds

- grass

- other foliage

- fruits

- few insects.

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BEAK

- small

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>MALE= larger head projection</p><p>FEMALE= shorter head projection</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>DIET</p><p>- seeds</p><p>- grass </p><p>- other foliage</p><p>- fruits </p><p>- few insects.</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- small</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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American Robin

CALL

DIET

- mainly carnivorous

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BEAK

- black (young) => Yellow with black tip (adult)

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

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Great Egret

DIET

- Feeds on fish and other aquatic prey.

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BEAK

- long

- yellowish-orange

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Webbed

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Great blue Heron

DIET

- fish and small mammals

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BEAK

- dagger-like

- long

- skyward

- yellow colored

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Webbed

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Double-crested Cormorant

DIET

- dives for fish

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BEAK

- thin

- strongly hooked bills

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Webbed

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Barn swallow

DIET

- omnivorous (both plant and animals)

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MODE OF CAPTURE

- captures insect prey on the wing

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BEAK

- small

-wide

- short

- pointy

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>DIET</p><p>- omnivorous (both plant and animals)</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>MODE OF CAPTURE</p><p>- captures insect prey on the wing</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- small</p><p>-wide</p><p>- short</p><p>- pointy</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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Cliff swallow

DIET

- carnivorous (meat eater

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MODE OF CAPTURE

- captures insect prey on the wing

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BEAK

- small

- short

- pointy

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FOOT MORPHOLOGY

- Anisodactyl

<p>DIET</p><p>- carnivorous (meat eater</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>MODE OF CAPTURE</p><p>- captures insect prey on the wing</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>BEAK</p><p>- small </p><p>- short </p><p>- pointy</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>FOOT MORPHOLOGY</p><p>- Anisodactyl</p>

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Permanent resident of widespread inhabitant occurrence

- Red-tailed Hawk

- American Kestrel

- Killdeer

- Barn Owl

- Great Horned Owl Brewer's - Blackbird Red-winged

- Blackbird House Finch

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Permanent resident species of woodland and chaparral

- California Quail

- Northern Flicker

- California Towhee

- Dark-eyed Junco

- White-crowned Sparrow

- American Goldfinch

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Winter resident species of woodland and chaparral

- yellow-rumped warbler

- golden-crowned sparrow

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Migrant species of woodland and chaparral

western tanager

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permanent resident species of grassland

western meadowlark

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Summer resident species of woodland and chaparral

cliff swallow

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Which species would you expect during fall or leave during spring

- yellow-rumped warbler

- Golden-crowned Sparrow

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Which species would you expect to arrive in the spring and leave in the fall

cliff swallow

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dark-eyed junco

DIET: INSECTS AND SEEDS

beak: wide, narrow, short, pointy

feet:anisodactyl