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Oak Savannah and Woodlands

62 Bird Species

Acorn Woodpecker

This western woodpecker has a bold facial pattern. Black surrounds the base of the bill. The forehead, front half of the cheek, and throat are yellowish white. The area surrounding the eye and the back half of the cheek are black, highlighting the white eye. The back of the crown is all red on males. more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 43 cm

American Crow

All black. Bill strong, stout, and black. Black back with hint of gloss. Fish Crows are smaller and sound different. Northwestern Crows may be indistinguishable, but may have faster wing beats, are smaller, sound hoarser, and probably do not overlap in range. more...

Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 99 cm

American Kestrel

The smallest of North America's raptors, this extremely colorful and delicate falcon shows a striking head pattern with two vertical dark bars and a dark spot on the nape. Adult Male: The wings and crown are blue-gray, with a rufous spot on top of the crown. The back is rufous with black barring. The more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 51 cm

American Robin

The largest and most familiar thrush across North America, this species is quickly recognized by its slate-gray or brownish-gray upperparts and orange-red breast. The head is blackish, with white crescents around the eyes (occasionally a whitish supercillium), a yellow bill, and a white throat with f more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

Aplomado Falcon

This slim long-tailed falcon is uniquely patterned. It has slate gray upperparts, a white face and breast, with a dark crown, dark eye line and moustacial stripe, and a white stripe running behind the eye and around the nape. A dark belly band or vest separates the white breast from the russet belly, more...

Length: 38 cm Wingspan: 102 cm

Arizona Woodpecker

This is the only woodpecker in North America with a solid brown back. Upperparts are chocolate brown. The tail is darker with white barring on the outer feathers. Underparts are white with extensive brown spots and barring. The head and neck are largely white, with dark crown, ear coverts, and malar more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

Ash-throated Flycatcher

This is the western counterpart of Great Crested Flycatcher; paler overall. Upperparts are brownish-gray. The wings are slightly darker, with whitish wing bars and whitish edges on the secondaries and tertials, and rufous edges on the primaries. The tail shows extensive rufous, especially on the unde more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Barn Swallow

Relatively large and slender with long wings and a long, deeply forked tail. Glossy dark blue on rump, back, and crown. Dark wings and face. Adult males are burnt orange below, while females and immatures are buffer to almost white on the underparts. In all plumages the throat and forehead are chest more...

Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Black-capped Chickadee

Has distinctive combination of black cap, white cheeks, and black bib. Overall plumage varies from bright to faded, with mostly whitish underparts, buffy flanks, grayish wings and back, bright white edges on the secondaries, and gray legs. Bill is very short, narrow and pointed. Three distinct subspe more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 21 cm

Black-headed Grosbeak

This species is very similar in some plumages to Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and the two have been known to hybridize. Alternate Male: Mostly rusty orange breast, flanks, nape, and rump contrast with a black head, black back with pale streaks, black tail with white outer tail feathers, and black wings wi more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Like other gnatcatchers, this is a tiny active songbird. The upperparts are light blue-gray with a prominent white eye ring and white edges on the tertials. The tail is black with white outer tail feathers. The bill is fine, fairly short, and pale gray in color. The underparts are whitish. In alterna more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 15 cm

Brown-chested Martin

This small brown and white martin is an extremely rare stray from South America. Overall appearance suggests an over-sized Bank Swallow; upperparts are uniform earthy-brown (about the color of dried soil) with pale edgings on the wing coverts and tertials. Head is slightly paler gray-brown, darkest o more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 38 cm

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

This species is resident in South Texas. The bill is reddish with a dark tip. Male: Upperparts, throat, and breast dark metallic green. The belly is a rich buff color. The notched tail is cinnamon with green at the tips. The wings are dusky. Females resemble males, but with less intense green on the more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 14 cm

Bullock's Oriole

Adult male Bullock's is unmistakable and flashy; entirely bright orange below and mostly black above. A broad white patch on the wing coverts stands out against mostly black wings and back. The mostly orange face combined with a black crown, throat and line through the eye creates a head pattern tha more...

Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 30 cm

Bushtit

Very small songbird, with a round body, a long, narrow tail, and a small, short bill. Medium to pale gray overall with upperparts slightly darker than underparts. Females have pale yellow irises, while males are dark-eyed. Interior Great Basin subspecies "plumbeus" has brownish auriculars with a pale more...

Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 15 cm

California Condor

The 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

Non-vegetated Areas

7 species

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Salt Water

4 species

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands

Northern Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Coastal Dunes, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets