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Coastal Cliffs43 Bird Species
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Ancient MurreletNamed for its ragged patch of head feathers resembling gray hair in alternate plumage, the diminutive Ancient Murrelet has a black head and bib, partial white collar, gray back, straw-yellow bill, and white underparts. In winter, the white head streaks fade and the black bib is encroached by white. A more... Length: 26 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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Atlantic PuffinUnmistakable; the only puffin found in the Atlantic Ocean. Crisply marked with black upperparts, white underparts, a black breast band, white face, orange legs, and large blue and orange bill. A bit smaller than Tufted and Horned Puffins, which are unknown from Eastern North America. Without range as more... Length: 32 cm Wingspan: 53 cm |
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Barnacle GooseThis small goose is a rare visitor from Europe. Single birds in North America have long been presumed escapees, but there is increasing evidence that at least some are legitimate vagrants. The mostly white face contrasts with the otherwise black nape, neck, and breast. A dark line extends through the more... Length: 58 cm Wingspan: 132 cm |
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Black NoddyA dark, tern-like bird, rare on Texas coast and Dry Tortugas in Florida. Adult, unusual in North America, is black with white cap, slender black bill, and short black legs. Juveniles and immatures are entirely dark with sharply contrasting white cap and pale wing coverts. Brown Noddy is browner overa more... Length: 34 cm Wingspan: 76 cm |
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Black PhoebeThis phoebe is instantly recognized by its stark black and white pattern, peaked hind crown, and tail bobbing. The upperparts, head, breast, and sides are black. The belly and undertail coverts are white. Wing feathers show indistinct pale edges. At close range, note the white outer web of the outerm more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 27 cm |
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Black SwiftThis is the largest regularly occurring swift in North America. Blackish overall. At close range, shows a whitish cast on the face. The wings are long and broad and usually appear somewhat curved in flight. The tail is fairly long and wide, clearly notched on adult males, more squared on females and more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Black-legged KittiwakeThis smallish gull is short-legged and short-billed. At rest, the tail is slightly notched. Alternate Adult: Medium gray mantle, with all-white head, tail, and underparts. The legs are short and black. Bill is all yellow. At close range, note the red eye ring and gape. Basic Adult: Blackish spot on a more... Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 93 cm |
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Black-tailed GullThis Asian species is one of the few gulls that shows black on the tail as an adult. Distinguished in all plumages by its long thin bill with no gonydeal expansion. Alternate Adult: The mantle is dark gray. The head and underparts are white. The tail has a broad black band, completely edged in white. more... Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 119 cm |
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Brandt's CormorantSimilar in length, but slightly slimmer overall than Double-crested Cormorant. In flight, they hold their necks straighter; neck and head more streamlined than Double-crested. Adults are all black. During nesting season, they show some greenish iridescence, a bright azure blue throat pouch, and may h more... Length: 80 cm Wingspan: 120 cm |
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Brown BoobyBoobies are large and distinctive in shape with long slightly crooked pointed wings, fairly long necks that taper into a slender head and long pointed bill, with a lot of neck and head extension in front of the wing. The rump and tail extend well behind the wings tapering to a fairly narrow wedge-sha more... Length: 76 cm Wingspan: 145 cm |
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Brown NoddyA dark, tern-like bird, breeds on Dry Tortugas in Florida. Adult is dark brown overall with white forehead, long and stout black bill, and short black legs. Juveniles and immatures are entirely dark brown with white forehead and pale wing coverts. Sexes are similar. Black Noddy is black overall with more... Length: 39 cm Wingspan: 81 cm |
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Cassin's AukletOften described as a flying football, this species is chunky, thick-necked, rounded, and evenly shaded over most of its body. It is sooty charcoal gray on the back, head, and breast. The belly and undertail vary from medium gray to near white. The bill is fairly stout, mostly dark with a pale area a more... Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Common MurreDense breeding colonies of Common Murres often reach tens of thousands of individuals, making this one of the more abundant seabirds along the rocky coastlines of eastern and western North America. Fully-grown, murres are larger than murrelets and auklets with a long chisel-shaped bill. Recently-fled more... Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 66 cm |
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Crested AukletSmall and chunky, the Crested Auklet is named for its thick, upright, forward-curling crest in alternate plumage. Adults are dark-bodied with a stubby orange bill, pale eye, and a single thin white plume drooping behind the eye. In basic plumage, the crest is shorter, white plumes are dropped, and th more... Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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DovekieThis tiny seabird typically swims tilted forward with head down, giving a thick-necked and short-tailed appearance. Adults in alternate plumage have black wings, back, head, and throat, with a short, stubby bill. In basic plumage, the throat is white, wrapping up behind the eye, leaving a dark neck b more... Length: 21 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Eurasian JackdawThis small Eurasian crow has been found several times in northeastern North America. Adults are blackish overall, with pale gray on the nape that wraps around to the sides of the head. The iris is white. The bill is fairly short, and the wings are short and pointed. Juveniles have darker napes and da more... Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 43 cm |
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Ancient Murrelet
5 Photographs -
Atlantic Puffin
9 Photographs -
Barnacle Goose
4 Photographs -
Black Noddy
1 Photograph -
Black Phoebe
9 Photographs -
Black Swift
6 Photographs -
Black-legged Kittiwake
14 Photographs -
Black-tailed Gull
12 Photographs -
Brandt's Cormorant
8 Photographs -
Brown Booby
2 Photographs -
Brown Noddy
5 Photographs -
Cassin's Auklet
2 Photographs -
Common Murre
22 Photographs -
Crested Auklet
1 Photograph -
Dovekie
4 Photographs -
Eurasian Jackdaw
0 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Salt Water |
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Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Black NoddyAnous minutus |
Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes |
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Brandt's CormorantPhalacrocorax penicillatus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches |
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Brown BoobySula leucogaster |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches |
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Brown NoddyAnous stolidus |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Cassin's AukletPtychoramphus aleuticus |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Common MurreUria aalge |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Crested AukletAethia cristatella |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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DovekieAlle alle |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula |
Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Lakes Resevoirs |
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus |
Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Herring GullLarus argentatus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Horned PuffinFratercula corniculata |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Iceland GullLarus glaucoides |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Ivory GullPagophila eburnea |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches |
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Least AukletAethia pusilla |
Open Ocean, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Northern GannetMorus bassanus |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Parakeet AukletAethia psittacula |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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RazorbillAlca torda |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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Red-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax urile |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs |
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Red-legged KittiwakeRissa brevirostris |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Stejneger's PetrelPterodroma longirostris |
Open Ocean, Coastal Cliffs |
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Steller's Sea-EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest |
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Thick-billed MurreUria lomvia |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhata |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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Western GullLarus occidentalis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Whiskered AukletAethia pygmaea |
Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs |
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White WagtailMotacilla alba |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers |
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White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs |
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White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes |
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Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula |
Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Herring GullLarus argentatus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Iceland GullLarus glaucoides |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Western GullLarus occidentalis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers |
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White WagtailMotacilla alba |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Fresh Water |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla |
Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Lakes Resevoirs |
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus |
Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Herring GullLarus argentatus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Iceland GullLarus glaucoides |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Sewage Treatment Plants, Dams, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Steller's Sea-EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest |
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Western GullLarus occidentalis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers |
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White WagtailMotacilla alba |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis |
Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula |
Coastal Cliffs, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus |
Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands |
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus |
Coastal Cliffs, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Steller's Sea-EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus |
Estuaries and Bays, Coastal Cliffs, Ponds and Rivers, Boreal Forest |