Adult Juvenille Description Size: 19” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Red-tailed Hawks come in a variety of color phases—see the Sibley Guide to Birds to view examples of ‘light’, ‘intermediate’, and ‘dark’ phases. Diagnostic features...
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,...
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...
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...
Adults Description Size: 7.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. A very plain, non-descript bird. Breast, head, back and wings are a pale gray color, tail by contrast is black. Color on the belly and under-tail coverts ranges from a dull yellow...
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