English Name: Genus species: | Comments | Photos |
Upland Game Birds |
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
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Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata
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Grebes |
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
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Diurnal Raptors: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks and Falcons |
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
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Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
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Cuckoos and their Allies |
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
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Nocturnal Raptors: Owls |
Barn Owl Tyto alba
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Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
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Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
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Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
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Shrikes and Vireos |
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
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Jays, Crows and their Allies |
Clarkâs Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
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Nuthatches and Creepers |
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
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External Sites: Cornell USGS Image Search | Easily overlooked, this brown-backed bird blends in with the bark it "creeps" on.
Generally noticed when it flies to the base of a tree. After ascending the trunk, it flies again to the base of another tree.
Note: Slightly decurved bill.
Generally ascends trunk in a spiral motion. | ![](picts/brcr_1484-300x433sm.jpg) El Bosque, December 1, 2012 |