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Bare Rocky Slopes8 Bird Species
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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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Canyon WrenAdult 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 |
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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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King EiderA 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 |
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Kittlitz's MurreletVery 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 |
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Northern WheatearAlternate 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 |
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Rock WrenAdult 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 |
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Snow BuntingIn 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 |
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Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
4 Photographs -
Canyon Wren
16 Photographs -
Hoary Redpoll
2 Photographs -
King Eider
9 Photographs -
Kittlitz's Murrelet
6 Photographs -
Northern Wheatear
10 Photographs -
Rock Wren
27 Photographs -
Snow Bunting
22 Photographs
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Non-vegetated 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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Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, 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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King EiderSomateria spectabilis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Kittlitz's MurreletBrachyramphus brevirostris |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters |
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Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe |
Alpine Slopes, Bare Rocky Slopes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes |
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Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Salt Water |
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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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Kittlitz's MurreletBrachyramphus brevirostris |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters |
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Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Fresh Water |
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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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Grassland and Scrubland |
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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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Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, 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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King EiderSomateria spectabilis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe |
Alpine Slopes, Bare Rocky Slopes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Beaches, Coastal Dunes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Bare Rocky Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, 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 |
