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1-33 of 33 Birds page: 1
Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula

 

18-21" (46-53 cm). W. 26" (66 cm). Crow-sized. Olive-brown, with a long tail glossed with green and tipped with white. Slightly crested, with patches of bare, pinkish-red skin at sides of throat.… read more

Chukar
Alectoris chukar

 

13-15 1/2" (33-39 cm). Light brown back, wings; creamy-white belly; gray-tinged cap, breast, rump. White cheek, throat framed by broad black band. Bold chestnut, black diagonal striping on flanks; bright rufous outer tail feathers. Bill, legs orange-red.… read more

Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus

 

16-19" (41-48 cm). A brown or gray-brown, chicken-like bird with slight crest, fan-shaped, black-banded tail, barred flanks, and black "ruffs" on sides of neck.… read more

Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus

Male, 26-30" (66-76 cm); female, 22-23" (56-58 cm). Both sexes mottled gray-brown above, black belly. Male, long pointed tail, black throat, white breast, with elongated neck plumes flanking breast. Female's head, back, breast uniformly barred.… read more

Blue Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus

15 1/2 -21" (39-53 cm). Male dusky gray or bluish gray, orange-yellow or red comb over eye, patch of yellow skin on neck surrounded by rosette of white feathers, blackish tail with pale gray terminal band. Females, immatures mottled brown, dark tail.… read more

Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis (Dendragapus canadensis)

 

15-17" (38-43 cm). Male dusky gray-brown, red comb over eye, black throat, upper breast, white-spotted sides, chestnut-tipped tail. Northern Rockies/Cascades, white tips on upper tail coverts, lack chestnut tail tip. Females, browner; underparts barred with brown.… read more

Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus

 

15-17" (38-43 cm). Red comb eye. Winter, entirely white, black tail. Summer, male rusty red, white wings, belly; female mottled and barred with brown, white wings. Spring, fall molting plumages show a variety of checkered patterns.… read more

White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucurus

12-13" (30-33 cm). All-white tail, found in alpine tundra of western US. Winter, pure white except for black bill, eyes. Summer, mottled, barred, brown on head, breast, back; white wings, belly, tail. Red comb above eye (larger in spring males).… read more

Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus mutus

 

13-14" (33-36 cm). Winter, entirely white, black tail; males, most females, black line through eye. Summer, male flecked dark gray-brown; wings, belly white. Female paler, with gray, yellowish, brown on most feathers.… read more

Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo

 

Male, 48" (1.2 m); female, 36" (91 cm). Dusky brown, barred, iridescent bronze sheen; head, neck naked, bluish, reddish wattles; tail fan-shaped, chestnut, buff, or white tail tips. Male, spurs, long "beard" on breast. Female smaller, lacks spur.… read more

Gray Partridge
Perdix perdix

 

12-14" (30-36 cm). A small, stocky, chicken-like bird, largely gray, with black U-shaped mark on underparts and bright rust-colored tail, most evident when it flies.… read more

Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus

 

30-36" (76-91 cm). Larger than a chicken, with a long pointed tail. Male has red eye patch, brilliant green head, and (usually) white neck ring; body patterned in soft brown and iridescent russet. Female mottled sandy brown, with shorter tail.… read more

Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido

 

16-18" (41-46 cm). Heavily barred above, below with grayish brown. Short black tail. Male, yellow-orange air sacs inflated during courtship display, long black feathers on neck sides, erected into "horns" during courtship; horns of female shorter.… read more

Attwater's Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri

17-18" (43-45.5 cm). Chickenlike ground bird with strong vertical bars of dark brown and buff-white in a zebralike pattern. Tail short, rounded, and dark brown. Male erects earlike feathers and inflates bright orange air sac on either side of neck during displays.… read more

Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

 

16" (41 cm). Barred above, below with grayish brown, short black tail. Courting male has long black feathers on neck sides that form erect "horns"; inflates reddish-purple air sacs during courtship display. Horns of female shorter.… read more

Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus

 

15-20" (38-51 cm). Mottled, buff, slightly paler below. Tail short, pointed, with white outer tail feathers. Male, purple neck patch, yellow comb over eye; tail longer than female. Similar prairie-chickens are barred, not mottled, and show no white in tail.… read more

California Quail
Callipepla californica

 

9-11" (23-28 cm). Similar to Gambel's Quail, but crown brown, not chestnut; forehead buff, not black; and belly scaled, lacking black patch in center. Female less boldly marked than male.… read more

Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii

 

10-11 1/2" (25-29 cm). A stocky, mainly gray quail with a curved black head plume. Male has bold black face and throat, chestnut crown, rusty sides with diagonal stripes, and unscaled buff-white belly with black patch in center. See California Quail.… read more

Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata

 

10-12" (25-30 cm). A small stocky quail, gray-brown above, with buff-white crest. Bluish-gray feathers on breast and mantle have black semicircular edges, creating scaled effect; belly also has brown "scales." Sexes alike.… read more

Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus

 

8-11" (20-28 cm). A small, chunky, brown bird; underparts pale and streaked; face patterned in black and white in males, buff and white in females. Usually seen in groups called coveys.… read more

Masked Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus ridgwayi

10" (25 cm). A plump ground-dwelling bird, mainly chestnut above and below, with black and white mottling above. Head and neck black. … read more

Montezuma Quail
Cyrtonyx montezumae

8-9 1/2" (20-24 cm). A stocky quail with a complex face pattern. Male has striking black-and-white face markings, rounded buff crest, and bold white spots on sides and flanks. Female duller, face markings less obvious.… read more

Mountain Quail
Oreortyx pictus

 

10 1/2-11 1/2" (27-29 cm). A large quail with a long straight head plume. Brown above, with gray head, neck, and breast; chestnut throat; chestnut flanks with bold white bars. Female similar, but duller.… read more

American Woodcock
Scolopax minor

 

11" (28 cm). A chunky, quail-sized bird with a very long bill and rounded wings. Rufous below, "dead leaf" pattern above, with transverse black bands on head. Eyes large, bulging, and located close to back of head.… read more

Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus

 

24" (61 cm). Bigger than a crow. A long-legged, long-tailed, streaked, gray-brown ground bird with a bushy crest. Bright yellow eyes.… read more

Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis

 

12" (30 cm). Pigeon-sized. Larger than the Whip-poor-will. Buff-brown body, brown chin.… read more

Buff-collared Nightjar
Caprimulgus ridgwayi

12" (30 cm). Mottled brown. Brown body; wings and tail show white bands in flight, especially conspicuous in male. Identified mainly by voice: A burry pur-wheeer, slurred downward and uttered at night.… read more

Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus

 

10" (25 cm). Robin-sized. A leaf-brown, strictly nocturnal bird with black throat. Male has broad white tips on outer tail feathers, visible in flight. Female has all-brown tail. Chuck-will's-widow is larger and buffier.… read more

Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis

 

8-9" (20-23 cm). Small, with white wing patch (buff in female) nearer tip of wing (visible in flight). Both sexes have buffy cast to underparts. Male's throat white; female's buffy. Flies low and utters no loud aerial calls.… read more

Antillean Nighthawk
Chordeiles gundlachii

 

9 1/2" (24 cm). Similar to Common Nighthawk, but slightly smaller and paler. Best distinguished by voice.… read more

Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor

 

10" (25 cm). Mottled brownish-black, perfectly matching the ground. Long notched or square-tipped tail, long pointed wings with broad white wing bar. Male, white throat patch, white subterminal tail bar. Female, buffy throat patch, no tail bar.… read more

Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis

12" (30 cm). Mottled brown. Brown body; wings and tail show white bands in flight, especially conspicuous in male. Identified mainly by voice: A burry pur-wheeer, slurred downward and uttered at night.… read more

Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

 

7-8 1/2" (18-22 cm). Our smallest nightjar. Mottled gray-brown with no white mark on wings; whitish collar separates black throat from mottled underparts. Dark outer tail feathers are tipped with white, more conspicuously in male; tail is rounded.… read more

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