Ornithology Third set of birds

order COLUMBIFORMES - order PASSERIFORMES (suborder TYRANNI)

Order: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: COLUMBIDAE

Species: Rock pigeon (or Rock Dove)

Characterized by: Blue gray body color, two distinct dark wing bars, white nape patch, black band on tip of tail

Order: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: COLUMBIDAE

Species: Eurasian Collared-Dove

Characterized by: Large pale dove with black crescent/collar on nape, slightly smaller than rock pigeon, longer squared-tipped tail.

Order: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: COLUMBIDAE

Species: White-winged Dove

Characterized by: Prominent white stripe across the middle of wings, grayish brown body, shorter rounded tail compared to Mourning dove, distinct facial pattern with black cheek stripe, blue skin around eye.

Order: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: COLUMBIDAE

Species: Mourning Dove

Characterized by: Medium-sized, plump birds, long pointed tails, soft brown/gray feathers. Black spots on wings, black-bordered white tips to the tail feathers.

Order: COLUMBIFORMES

Family: COLUMBIDAE

Species: Inca Dove

Characterized by: Tiny gray pigeon-like birds with long tails. Small and slender, scaly appearance due to dark feather edges. Chestnut colored patches on underwings (on some).

Order: CUCULIFORMES

Family: CUCULIDAE

Species: Greater Roadrunner

Characterized by: Long legs, long tail, distinctive brown and tan feathers, distinctive crest, UTSA mascot, zygodactyl feet

Order: CUCULIFORMES

Family: CUCULIDAE

Species: Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Characterized by: Warm brown above and clean whitish yellow below. White marks down the undertail (circles/semicircles). Zygodactyl feet

Order: STRIGIFORMES

Family: TYTONIDAE

Species: Barn Owl

Characterized by: Long, rounded wings and short tails. Long legs, head smoothly rounded, white-heart facial disk , dark eyes, mostly white underside. Golden/brown top.

Order: STRIGIFORMES

Family: STRIGIDAE

Species: Eastern Screech-owl

Characterized by: Piercing yellow eyes, ear tufts, small body, large head, almost no neck, strong vertical bars.

Order: STRIGIFORMES

Family: STRIGIDAE

Species: Great Horned owl

Characterized by: Large, thick-bodies owls, hore-like ear tufts, mottled gray-brown plumage, white throat patch, reddish-brown facial disk. Prominent stripes on belly.

Order: STRIGIFORMES

Family: STRIGIDAE

Species: Barred owl

Characterized by: Rounded heads, bars down breast, dark eyes, rounded tails, pale gray facial/eye disk.

Order: CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family: CAPRIMULGIDAE

Species: Common Nighthawk

Characterized by: Brown with white mark on underside of each wing. Mottled brown/gray/black with white stripes across mid wing. White wing bar closer to primaries.

Order: CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family: CAPRIMULGIDAE

Species: Lesser Nighthawk

Characterized by: Smaller than common nighthawk, white wing band closer to tip. Compare both Nighthawks for better understanding.

Order:CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family: APODIDAE

Species: Chimney Swift

Characterized by: Cigar-shaped body, short, stubby tail, long wings dark sooty-gray color, long narrow curved wings. Pamprodactyl feet

Order:CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family: TROCHILIDAE

Species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Characterized by: Bright green back, ruby throat (male yes/female no), white underparts

Order: CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Family: TROCHILIDAE

Species: Black-chinned Hummingbird

Characterized by: Small, green-backed birds with black chin and a thin purple gorget (on throat area)

Order: CORACIIFORMES

Family: ALCEDINIDAE

Species: Belted Kingfisher

Characterized by: Blue-gray back, large-headed, stocky bird with shaggy crest, long pointed bill. Female = brown belt Male = No brown belt. Syndactyl

Order: CORACIIFORMES

Family: ALCEDINIDAE

Species: Green Kingfisher

Characterized by: Green with white collar and white spotting on wings. Larger beak per body size. Male = brown Female = no brown.

Order: PICIFORMES

Family: RAMPHASTIDAE

Species: Yellow-eared Toucanet

Characterized by: No down feathers only true feathers. Red eye surrounded by green and yellow bare skin. Skin bluish and bright yellow patch behind ear. Green back. Zygodactyl.

Order: PICIFORMES

Family: PICIDAE

Species: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Characterized by: Black and white plumage, red head white wing stripe.

Male = red throat. Zygodactyl

Order: PICIFORMES

Family: PICIDAE

Species: Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Characterized by: Grayish brown heads, yellow/golden napes and nasal trufts. Black and white stripes on wings, black tails. Gold mark on face.

Male = red crown

Order: PICIFORMES

Family: PICIDAE

Species: ladder-backed Woodpecker

Characterized by: black and white ladder pattern on back. Mostly white face marked by thin black stripes.

Order: PICIFORMES

Family: PICIDAE

Species: Northern Flicker

Characterized by: Brownish overall with a white rump patch. Black collar/neck

Male = black mallard

Order: PSITTACIFORMES

Family: CACATUIDAE

Species: Cockatiel

Characterized by: Crest, Male = cheek spots, yellow face

Order: PSITTACIFORMES

Family: PSITTACIDAE

Species: Monk Parakeet

Characterized by: Green with a gray face and breast, bill pale pink.

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Eastern Phoebe

Characterized by: Small brownish-gray bird, whitish belly, wagging tail, curved beak. looks like a ball

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Vermilion Flycatcher

Characterized by: Red plumage on head/underbody, black mask on eye to nape (male). Female brownish above with a white breast and reddish underbelly and undertail coverts.

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Ash-throated Flycatcher

Characterized by: Ashy grey color on throat dark border on tail, messy crest compared to Great-Crested flycatcher.

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Great-Crested Flycatcher

Characterized by: Yellow pattern on breast to throat. Looks like Ash-throated Flycatcher but with yellow breast.

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Great Kiskadee

Characterized by: Yellow underbody white face black mask.

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Couch’s Kingbird

Characterized by: Extensive yellow underneath, grayish/bluish head, light brown wings/tail

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Western Kingbird

Characterized by: White borders on edge of tail, grey head, greenish body

Order: PASSERIFORMES

Suborder: TYRANNI

Family: TYRANNIDAE

Species: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Characterized by: Long, narrow, straight tail “scissor-like”, orange undertail coverts.