Ornithology Lab

Be able to Identify these birds: Order, Family, and species from their photos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Species: Cackling goose

Which bird is a cackling goose commonly confused with and what are the key differences

Canada Goose:

Longer neck, bill, and short tail.

Species and which is the female?

Wood ducks. Left is female Right is male

Order: anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Species: Gadwall

Order: anseriformes

Family: anatidae

Species: American Wigeon

Order: anseriformes

Family: anseridae

Species: Mallard

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Species: Blue-Winged Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Male on the left female on the right

Northern Shoveler

Which is female?

Order: Anseriforems

Family: anatidae

Species: Green-winged Teal

Northern Pintail

Winter male on left female on right

Which is female which is male?

Ring-necked Duck

Brown duck is female

Black and white duck is male

What kind of wing is this?

Vulture

What kind of wing is this?

Eagle

What kind of wing is this?

Buteos

Overall Gray-black bird with a black head

Order: cathartiformes

Family Cathartidae

Species: Black Vulture

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

Species: Turkey vulture

Order: accipitriformes

Family: pandionidae

Species: osprey

Order: acciptriformes

Family accipitridae

Species: golden eagle

What 3 species of raptors have the feathered legs?

Golden eagle

Ferruginous Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Order: acciptitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Species: bald eagle

Order Accipitriformes

Family accipitridae

Species: Ferruginous Hawk

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Species: red-tailed Hawk

Order accipitriformes

Family accipitridae

Species: swainson’s hawk

Order: acccipitriformes

Family: accpitridae

Species: Rough-legged hawk

Order accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Speices Northern harrier

Order: accipitriformes

Family: accipitridae

Species: sharp-shinned hawk

What is the difference between a sharp-shinned hawk and a coopers hawk?

Sharp-shinned Hawk: Coarse breast streaking and shorter tail

Cooper’s Hawk Finer breast streaking and longer tail

Order: accipitriformes

Family Accipitridae

Species cooper’s halk

Has a black dot around the eye and overall grey.

Order Accipitriformes

Family Accipitridae

Species: Mississippi Kite

Order: falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

Species: American Kestrel

American Kestrel Vs Merlin

American Kestrel has rounded wings. Merlins have pointed wings

Looks like an American Kestral just less vibrant

Order Falconiformes

Family: falconidae

Species Merlin

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

Species: Peregrine Falcon

Order Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

Species: Prairie Falcon

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

Species: Sora

Order Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

Species: Virginia Rail

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

Species: American Coot

Order: Gruiformes

Family Gruidae

Species: Sandhill Crane

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

Species: Sandhill Crane

Order: Procellariiformes

Family Procellarridae

Species: Northern Fulmar

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

Species: Black-Necked stilt

Order: American Avocet

Family: Recurvirostridae

Species: American Avocet

Which is breeding and Nonbreeding plumage? What is the Species?

White is non-breeding and orange is breeding. The species is American Avocet

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

Species American Avocet

Order Charadriiformes

Family Charadriidae

Species: Killdeer

Order: charadriiformes

Family Scolopacidae

Species: Spotted Sandpiper

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Solitary sandpiper

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Greater Yellow Legs

Order Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

Species Lesser yellow legs

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Wilson’s Snipe

3 white stripes on black cap high eye on head.

Order Charadriiformes

Family Scolopacidae

Species: American Woodcock

Order: Charadriiformes

Family Scolopacidae

Species: Long-billed Curlew

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scollopacidae

Species: Wilson’s Phalarope

Order Charadriiformes

Family Laridae

Species: Franklin’s Gull

Order Charadriiformes

Family Laridae

Species: Ring-billed Gull

Order Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

Speices: Least Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

Species: Forster’s Tern

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

Species: Black Skimmer

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

Species: Great horned owl

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

Species: Short-eared owl

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

Species: Barn owl

Order: Strigiformes

Family: strigidae

Species: Eastern screech owl

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

Species: Long-eared owl

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochillidae

Species: Rufous hummingbird

Order: apodiformes

Family: trochilidae

Species: Black-chinned hummingbird

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Species: Rock pigeon

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Speccies Eurasian collared-dove

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Species: White-winged dove

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Species: Mourning dove

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Species: Inca dove

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: cuculidae

Species: Yellow-billed cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

Species: greater Roadrunner

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: caprimulgidae

Species: Common Nighthawk

Order: caprulgiformes

Family: caprimulgidae

Species Common poorwill

Order: Apodiformes

Family: apodidae

Species: Chimney swift

Order: Coraciformes

Family: alcedinidae

Species: Belted Kingfisher

Order: Coraciformes

Family: Alcedinidae

Species: Green Kingfisher

Order: Piciformes

Family: picidae

Species: red-headed woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Family: picidae

Species: Acorn woodpeckers

Order: piciformes

Family: picidae

Species: Golden-fronted woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

Species: Ladder-backed woodpecker

Order: Piciformes

Family: picidae

Species: Northern Flicker

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

Species: Pileated Woodpecker

Order Psitticiformes

Family: Cacatuidae

Species: cockatiel

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

Species: Orange-winged amazon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

Species: Olive-sided Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

Family: tyrannidae

Species: Black phoebe

Order: passeriformes

Family: tyrannidae

Species: Say’s Phoebe

Order: passeriformes

Family Tyrannidae

Species: vermilion flycatcher

Order: passeriformes

Family: tyrannidae

Species: Ash-throated Flycatcher

Order: passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

Species: Western kingbird

Order: Passeriformes

Family: tyrannidae

Species Scissor-tailed flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

Species: Blue-headed Vireo

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

Species: Loggerhead shrike

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Species: Blue jay

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Species: Black-billed magpie

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Species: American Crow

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Species: Chihuahuan raven