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...
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...
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...