Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Male Description Size:  10” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  A long-tailed, slender bird.  Darker gray on top, paler gray on the underside.  In flight, white outer tail feathers and large white wing patches are distinctive. Habitat:  Grassland,...
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...
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Adult Description Size:  12” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Overall tan-brown plumage, with a small amount of green iridescence on the neck.  Black spots on the wings.  Mourning Doves have a long, tapered tail that is outlined with black and...
Mountain Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee

Adult Description Size:  5.25” Plumage/Description:  Male and female plumage similar.  Black cap, bold white eye stripe, with a black line through the eye, black throat, and white cheek that extends back to the nape.  Breast is a pale off-white color, back, wings and...
Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Male and Female Description Size:  7.25” Plumage/Description:  Male plumage is an overall sky-blue color, with a white belly and under-tail coverts.  Females are similar in appearance to female Western Bluebirds, pale gray head, back, and belly.  The breast is a dull...