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Alpine Tundra and Meadows40 Bird Species
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American Golden-PloverVery similar to other golden-plovers. At rest, the wingtips of this species extend well beyond the tail, with four or five primaries visible beyond the tertials. In flight, the undersides of the wings are gray. The upperside of the wings show an indistinct white stripe. In flight, the toes usually do more... Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 46 cm |
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American PipitThis species is recognized by its slender build, white outer tail feathers, and constant tail-bobbing. Several subspecies occur, creating a lot of variation. Alternate Adult: Birds that breed in the Rocky Mountains are pale gray above, with light edges on the wing feathers. The underparts, cheek, and more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 25 cm |
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Asian Rosy-FinchLength: 17 cm Wingspan: cm |
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Baird's SandpiperIn all plumages, this species is distinguished from the other small sandpipers by its short black legs, all-black bill which is straight or only slightly decurved, and wing tips that extend well beyond the tail. Alternate Adult: Back and scapular feathers black and brown with silvery fringes. Head an more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Black Rosy-FinchThis species is much darker than the other two Rosy-Finches. The bill is black in summer, yellowish in winter, with white feathers covering the nostrils. In flight, the underside of the wings appear silvery on the flight feathers, similar to the other Rosy-Finches. Adult Male: Blackish-brown overall more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
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Broad-tailed HummingbirdThis is the common hummingbird of mountain meadows throughout much of the West. In all plumages, the tail is broad and quite long, extending well beyond the wingtips at rest. At close range, note the pale eye ring. Male: Emerald green upperparts. The gorget is rose-red and contrasts sharply with the more... Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 13 cm |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchOf the three species of Rosy-Finch, Brown-capped has the least amount of gray on the head and the most southerly breeding range. The bill is black in summer, yellowish in winter, with white feathers covering the nostrils. Adult Male: Cinnamon brown overall, with reddish pink on the belly and pink edg more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
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California CondorThe largest soaring bird in North America, California Condor dwarfs even the eagles. The plumage is black with a single white wing bar. A ruff of loose feathers surrounds the base of the neck. The head and neck are unfeathered, and range from yellow to red-orange. The feet are whitish, and the expose more... Length: 117 cm Wingspan: 183 cm |
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Eurasian DotterelIn all plumages, this rare visitor from Eurasia is recognized by its small bill, yellowish legs, and bold whitish supercilium that reaches the back of the head. In flight, the underside of the wings are plain gray. Alternate Adult: Upperparts are plain brownish-gray with thin buffy feather edges. The more... Length: 21 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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Golden EagleThis large soaring raptor is dark brown overall with varying amounts of golden-brown on the crown and nape. Adults have some gray mottling on the tail, sometimes forming indistinct bands. Juvenile birds have white at the base of the tail and on the base of the primaries and secondaries, forming large more... Length: 76 cm Wingspan: 203 cm |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchAlternate Adult is chocolate brown above, with frosty pinkish-gray edges to most of the back feathers, and black wings edged in pink. Underparts characterized by warm brown breast and belly feathers edged in dull pink, transitioning into rosy-pink flanks and uppertail coverts. Head may be almost enti more... Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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Great KnotThis species is a rare visitor from Asia. Alternate Adult: Plumage pattern similar to alternate Surfbird, but more elongated in shape with a longer bill, and dark gray legs. Upperparts dark gray-brown to blackish with pale feather edges and extensive rufous on the scapulars. Underparts white with ext more... Length: 27 cm Wingspan: cm |
GyrfalconThis barrel-chested, broad-winged raptor is the largest of falcons and is an extremely powerful flyer. The tail is quite long, so the wingtips only extend about two-thirds of the way down on resting birds. There are three color morphs: white, gray, and dark, with the gray being the most commonly enco more... Length: 51 cm Wingspan: 122 cm |
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Himalayan SnowcockThis Asian species has been established only in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. This large grouse is short-legged and short-tailed and very plump. Plumage is gray-brown overall with rusty streaks on the upperparts. The face and throat are whitish, highlighted by two chestnut stipes that frame the auric more... Length: 55 cm Wingspan: 86 cm |
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Hoary RedpollA small finch of the far north. Adult male has black chin and lores, red crown, tiny yellow bill, and whitish body plumage with faint pink wash on breast, faint streaks on sides, light back with dark streaks, and black wings with broad white wingbars and white edging on secondaries. Female and first- more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 23 cm |
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Horned LarkThis species exhibits as much geographic variation in appearance as any North American passerine, with 21 recognized subspecies (http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/195). Adult male has upperparts that vary from a cold pale sandy-brown to warmer medium brown with reddish tones. Median wing cover more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 30 cm |
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American Golden-Plover
41 Photographs -
American Pipit
17 Photographs -
Asian Rosy-Finch
0 Photographs -
Baird's Sandpiper
19 Photographs -
Black Rosy-Finch
4 Photographs -
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
3 Photographs -
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
4 Photographs -
California Condor
1 Photograph -
Eurasian Dotterel
0 Photographs -
Golden Eagle
4 Photographs -
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
15 Photographs -
Great Knot
6 Photographs -
Gyrfalcon
5 Photographs -
Himalayan Snowcock
0 Photographs -
Hoary Redpoll
2 Photographs -
Horned Lark
37 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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American PipitAnthus rubescens |
Alpine Slopes, Sandy Areas or Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Asian Rosy-FinchLeucosticte arctoa |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black Rosy-FinchLeucosticte atrata |
Alpine Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchLeucosticte australis |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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California CondorGymnogyps californianus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis |
Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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King EiderSomateria spectabilis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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White-tailed PtarmiganLagopus leucura |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Salt Water |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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American PipitAnthus rubescens |
Alpine Slopes, Sandy Areas or Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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California CondorGymnogyps californianus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus |
Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus |
Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Horned LarkEremophila alpestris |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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King EiderSomateria spectabilis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus |
Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus |
Open Ocean, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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MerlinFalco columbarius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis |
Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus |
Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus |
Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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SurfbirdCalidris virgata |
Rocky Shores, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus |
Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchLeucosticte australis |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis |
Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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MerlinFalco columbarius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus |
Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets |
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Fresh Water |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus |
Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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King EiderSomateria spectabilis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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MerlinFalco columbarius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus |
Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus |
Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica |
Sandy Areas or Dunes, Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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American PipitAnthus rubescens |
Alpine Slopes, Sandy Areas or Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Asian Rosy-FinchLeucosticte arctoa |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black Rosy-FinchLeucosticte atrata |
Alpine Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus |
Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchLeucosticte australis |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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California CondorGymnogyps californianus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus |
Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis |
Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris |
Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus |
Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Horned LarkEremophila alpestris |
Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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King EiderSomateria spectabilis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus |
Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus |
Open Ocean, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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MerlinFalco columbarius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides |
Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Pallas's BuntingEmberiza pallasi |
Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Thickets |
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Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis |
Rocky Shores, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus |
Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis |
Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Dunes, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus |
Coastal Dunes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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SurfbirdCalidris virgata |
Rocky Shores, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus |
Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus |
Rocky Shores, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets |
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White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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White-tailed PtarmiganLagopus leucura |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus |
Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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California CondorGymnogyps californianus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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MerlinFalco columbarius |
Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides |
Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Pallas's BuntingEmberiza pallasi |
Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Thickets |
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Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus |
Coastal Dunes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Clearcuts, Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets |
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Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |