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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Zhee-zhee-zhee /em ." / zhee-zhee-zhee /em ." /. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Polioptila melanura ORDER: PASSERIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Keys to identification Help. A tiny, slim songbird with a thin, straight bill, small body, and long tail. View dynamic map of eBird sightings. Tiny gray songbird of arid desert habitats. Breeding males show jet-black cap. Long, mostly black tail with thin, white edges. Mostly bl...
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Browse for a bird by name and shape, All About Birds, Cornell Lab ofOrnithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Our database includes 584 of the more than 700 regularly occurring North American bird species. Select the first letter of the common name or a shape to browse the matching birds. If you do not know the name of the bird, try selecting a shape or use our Search. Browse by Bird Family (taxonomy). Great Backyard Bird Count. Bird Walks and Events. Online Research in Biology. Birds of North America. State of the Birds. Shop for Our Cause.
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Band-tailed Pigeon, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Patagioenas fasciata ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Keys to identification Help. Band-tailed Pigeons are large, stocky pigeons with small heads, long, rounded tails, and thick-based, pointed wings. Band-tailed Pigeons live in mature coniferous forests in Western mountains, damp forests of the West Coast, and conifer-oak woodlands. They also visit forested suburban parks, f...
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Larus glaucescens ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. A large gull of the north Pacific Coast, the Glaucous-winged Gull is common in coastal cities and towns. Its wingtips are colored unlike any other gull's, being neither black nor white. Instead, they are a medium gray, not much different from the back color. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Recorded by Arthur A. Allen. Courtesy of Macaulay Library.
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Common Nighthawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Chordeiles minor ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Keys to identification Help. Look for Common Nighthawks flying in looping patterns in mornings and evenings. During the day, they roost motionless on a tree branch, fencepost, or the ground and are very d...
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Common Loon, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Gavia immer ORDER: GAVIIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Keys to identification Help. In summer, adults have a black head and bill, a black-and-white spotted back, and a white breast. From September to March, adults are plain gray on the back and head with a white throat. The bill also fades to gray. Juveniles look similar, but with more pronounced scalloping on the back. Gunflint Lake, Minne...
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Northern Hawk Owl, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Surnia ulula ORDER: STRIGIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. A bird of boreal forests, the Northern Hawk Owl is distinctive among owls for its morphology and behavior. In winters of food scarcity, it irrupts southward into southern Canada and the northern United States. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Face white, with black border. Crown and forehead dark with many white spots. Underparts white with heavy brown bars. I'm not ...
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Bullock's Oriole, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Icterus bullockii ORDER: PASSERIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Keys to identification Help. Bullock's Orioles are medium-sized songbirds with slim but sturdy bodies and medium-long tails. Orioles are related to blackbirds and share their long, thick-based, sharply pointed bills. View dynamic map of eBird sightings. Milpitas, California, May 2012. Frederick, Colorado, July 2012. Has a fully ...
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Brown Pelican, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Pelecanus occidentalis ORDER: PELECANIFORMES. Conservation Status: Least Concern. Brian L. Sullivan. Click to view Birds of North America Online. At a Glance Help. 394 53.9 in. 705 176.4 oz. Huge Slightly smaller than an American White Pelican; much larger than a Herring Gull. Grand gosier, Pélican brun (French). Alcatraz, Pelícano café, Pelícano pardo (Spanish). The closely related Peruvian Pelican lives along the Pacific Coast of South America f...
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Long-tailed Duck, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Browse by Name and Shape. Clangula hyemalis ORDER: ANSERIFORMES. Formerly known as Oldsquaw, the Long-tailed Duck breeds in the Arctic and winters along both coasts of North America. It is distinctive among ducks in plumage, molt sequences, foraging behavior, and vocalizations. Click to view Birds of North America Online. Recorded by Leonard J. Peyton. Courtesy of Macaulay Library. Copy Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Search the Macaulay Library online archive.
