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Bare Rocky Slopes

8 Bird Species
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Of 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

Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Adult has a mostly dark cinnamon-brown upperparts, with the nape and crown tinged with gray. Spiky tail is paler rufous with narrow dark barring. Dorsally mottled with small white and black spots, which are most dense on the nape and crown. Wings are dark cinnamon with dense dusky barring. Coverts ar more...

Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 19 cm

Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

A 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

King Eider

King Eider

A concaved bill and rounder head help to distinguish this species from Common Eider. Male: The head is blue-gray with greenish cheeks and a large orange protuberance, outlined in black, at the base of the reddish-orange bill. The neck and breast are white, but the breast may show a pinkish cast. The more...

Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 89 cm

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Very similar to more widespread Marbled Murrelet, but Kittlitz's has a shorter bill, golden-brown rather than dark chocolate brown overall markings, and white undertail coverts in alternate plumage. In basic plumage, note the whiter face with white extending above the eye on Kittlitz's. Long-billed M more...

Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Alternate Adult male is distinctive, with clean gray crown and back, black face mask, plain black wings, whitish throat, slender bill, light buffy underparts, and white undertail coverts. Alternate Adult female has plain head, with faint hint of black face mask and pale supercilium. Basic Adult is bu more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Rock Wren

Rock Wren

Adult is gray and buffy overall, with gray wings finely spotted with white, buffy belly, white undertail coverts with black bars, thin gray streaks on breast, gray tail with fine dark bars and buffy tail corners, pale supercilium, dark gray face and crown, and relatively long, slender bill. Canyon Wr more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

In all plumages, this species can be recognized its mostly white plumage and its bold black and white wing pattern in flight. Alternate Male: White overall, with a black back, black wing tips, and black inner tail feathers. The bill is black. Alternate Female: White underparts. Back is dark ashy-gray more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

  • Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

    Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

    4 Photographs
  • Canyon Wren

    Canyon Wren

    16 Photographs
  • Hoary Redpoll

    Hoary Redpoll

    2 Photographs
  • King Eider

    King Eider

    9 Photographs
  • Kittlitz's Murrelet

    Kittlitz's Murrelet

    6 Photographs
  • Northern Wheatear

    Northern Wheatear

    10 Photographs
  • Rock Wren

    Rock Wren

    27 Photographs
  • Snow Bunting

    Snow Bunting

    22 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

8 species

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters
Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Alpine Slopes, Bare Rocky Slopes, Open Country and Grasslands
Rock Wren

Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

3 species

King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

2 species

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

1 species

King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

6 species

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Alpine Slopes, Bare Rocky Slopes, Open Country and Grasslands
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

2 species

Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
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