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Rocky Cliffs and Gorges22 Bird Species
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Barn OwlA large, pale, long-legged owl with no ear tufts and a very unique face pattern. Adult male has golden-brown back, pale underparts, scattered dark spotting, and pronounced facial disc with dark eyes in white, heart-shaped face. Female is like male but with darker orange breast and more dark spotting. more... Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 107 cm |
Barn SwallowRelatively 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 |
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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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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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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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Cave SwallowMedium to large swallow with a squared-off tail and buffy orange rump. Very similar to Cliff Swallow. Wings, back and tail are all dark. Adults have dark bluish-black cap and similarly colored back with white streaks. Chestnut forehead, light orange cheeks,and pale, buffy throat distinguishes adults more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 30 cm |
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Cliff SwallowMedium to large swallow, with a thicker torso and broader more blunt wings than other swallows. Tail is squared-off and the rump is buffy orange. Has dark wings, back and tail. Adults have dark bluish-black cap and back, which also has vertical white stripes. White forehead distinctive, as are chestn more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 29 cm |
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Common RavenLarge, all glossy black. Very heavy bill with curved culmen. Shaggy feathers on throat. Wings and tail are fairly long. Separated from crows by its much heavier bill, larger size, and wedge-shaped tail. Flight is more raptor-like than crows with proportionally longer tail and wings. Chihuahuan Raven more... Length: 61 cm Wingspan: 135 cm |
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Eurasian HoopoeStriking and unique with a long, pointed crest, long, dark, decurved bill, and boldly marked upperparts. Expanded crest feathers are pinkish-orange with inky black tips. Warm gray-brown head and breast with olive-brown back. Whitish belly and undertail coverts. Black wings with broad white horizontal more... Length: 27 cm Wingspan: 46 cm |
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Fork-tailed SwiftLarge dark swift with slim body and long, thin, pointed wings. Long, thin deeply forked tail. Small dark bill and dark eye. Tiny dark feet. Adult: Dark blackish-brown plumage with inconspicuous paler throat and bold white band on rump. Feathers on underparts and underwing coverts have pale fringes cr more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 45 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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Northern Rough-winged SwallowSmall swallow with long wings and a short, shallowly forked tail. Warm earthy brown above, with a buffy-brown chest and lighter brown rump. White belly. Dark legs and small, black bill. Juveniles have rich, buffy-brown wing bars. Juvenile Tree Swallows are darker and more dusky above, with a dusky pa more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 29 cm |
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Peregrine FalconThis large falcon is slate-gray or blackish above, with a black crown and bold mustache that give the bird a helmeted look. The breast is whitish with black spots. Black barring covers the belly, undertail coverts, and legs. At rest, the wing tips extend almost to the end of the tail. Juveniles are b more... Length: 41 cm Wingspan: 109 cm |
Prairie FalconThis large falcon of the western steppes is warm brown overall. The face shows a thin mustache mark and a small pale area surrounding the large dark eye. The eye-ring and cere are yellow. The underparts are whitish with dark spots. Juveniles are darker brown above and buffier below, with gray eye-rin more... Length: 37 cm Wingspan: 90 cm |
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Red-tailed HawkThis is the default large hawk species over most of North America. Unless you have evidence to the contrary, it is a Red-tail. It is also the most variable, with many different subspecies occurring throughout the range. Eastern birds and lighter western races are dark brown above with coarse white mo more... Length: 48 cm Wingspan: 117 cm |
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Barn Owl
9 Photographs -
Barn Swallow
23 Photographs -
Black Swift
6 Photographs -
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
4 Photographs -
California Condor
1 Photograph -
Canyon Wren
16 Photographs -
Cave Swallow
4 Photographs -
Cliff Swallow
15 Photographs -
Common Raven
5 Photographs -
Eurasian Hoopoe
1 Photograph -
Fork-tailed Swift
0 Photographs -
Golden Eagle
4 Photographs -
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
13 Photographs -
Peregrine Falcon
10 Photographs -
Prairie Falcon
3 Photographs -
Red-tailed Hawk
32 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Barn OwlTyto alba |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
Barn SwallowHirundo 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 |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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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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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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Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |
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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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Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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Red-tailed HawkButeo 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 |
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Rock PigeonColumba livia |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, 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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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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Turkey VultureCathartes 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 |
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White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |
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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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Barn OwlTyto alba |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
Barn SwallowHirundo 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 |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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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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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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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-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Barn OwlTyto alba |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
Barn SwallowHirundo 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 |
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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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Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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Red-tailed HawkButeo 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 |
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Rock PigeonColumba livia |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Turkey VultureCathartes 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 |
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Fresh Water |
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Barn OwlTyto alba |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
Barn SwallowHirundo 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 |
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Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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Grassland and Scrubland |
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Barn OwlTyto alba |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Saltmarshes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
Barn SwallowHirundo 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 |
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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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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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Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and 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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Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Estuaries and Bays, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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Red-tailed HawkButeo 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 |
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Rock PigeonColumba livia |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Urban Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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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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Turkey VultureCathartes 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 |
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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 |
Barn SwallowHirundo 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 |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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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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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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Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Common RavenCorvus corax |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Beaches, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |
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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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Red-tailed HawkButeo 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 |
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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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Turkey VultureCathartes 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 |
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White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |