Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Male Female Description Size:  12.5” Plumage/Description:  Flickers are the largest woodpecker species that occurs in Central Arizona.  Male and female plumage is similar, but males have a large, bright red malar stripe—females lack this distinctive marking.  The...
Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Male Female Description Size:  8.75” Plumage/Description:  Males are bright red overall with a black mask around the base of the beak.  Pronounced crest and red bill is distinctive.  Females are brown, with red in the wings, tail, and crest.  Females have a small...
Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

Male Female Description Size:  7.75” Plumage/Description:  Males are a stunning, brilliant red color.  Females have no red at all, but are an over-all olive-green, yellowish color.  Like other species, Summer Tanagers have the ability to raise and lower the feathers...
Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Male Female Description Size:  7.25” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar except males have a red crown, whereas females have no red on the head.  Bold facial pattern with black and white stripes.  Back and wings have a ‘laddered’or barred appearance...
House Finch

House Finch

Male Female Female & Male Description Size:  6” Plumage / Description:   Typical male plumage is a bright red head, throat, breast, and rump.  Flanks are heavily streaked.  Back, wings and tail are gray.  Variations in male plumage range from bright red to a dull...