Welcome to our Online Bird Guide!
This guide is intended for central and northern Arizona backyard birders.
You may notice that not all species that occur in these areas are listed in this guide, but simply the ones you would find in your backyard. This guide is here to help assist casual, novice or beginner backyard birders.
Enjoy!
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Green-tailed Towhee
Plumage/Description: Bright Rufous crown, gray face, nape, breast and flanks.
Hairy Woodpecker
Plumage/Description: Male plumage is distinguished from female plumage by a small red patch on the nape.
Hepatic Tanager
Plumage/Description:Males are a dull red color overall with a grayish wash, particularly on the face, back, wings, and flanks.
Hermit Thrush
Plumage/Description: Robin like in posture and shape, but slightly smaller.
Hermit Warbler
Plumage/Description: Males have a brilliant yellow head and face with a solid black throat.
Hooded Oriole
Plumage/Description: Males are a stunning combination of black, orange and white. Back, wings and tail are black, head, nape, breast, belly, and under-tail coverts are a bright orange color.
Horned Lark
Plumage/Description: Males have a bold facial pattern that is very distinctive: A broad white eye-stripe, a black mask that goes through the eye, a black bib, and a yellow throat.
House Finch
Plumage / Description: Typical male plumage is a bright red head, throat, breast, and rump.
House Sparrow
Plumage/Description: Males have a black throat and bib and are white on the undersides.