Male Description Size: 5” Plumage/Description: Pine Siskins are a small brown bird with heavy brown streaking over a white back ground on the breast, belly, and flanks. Males have a wash of yellow in their wings and tail, but the amount of yellow is highly...
Male Female Description Size: 7.75” Plumage/Description: Males are a shiny black color. When observed in direct sunlight males appear to have a glossy bluish tinge. Ragged crest and red eye is diagnostic. In flight large white wing patches are visible. ...
Adult Description Size: 5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. A dull yellow color overall with olive-green streaking on the belly and flanks. A thin, broken eye-ring. The orange crown is rarely visible, so it is not a reliable field mark for...
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,...
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...
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