Abert's Towhee  [Pipilo aberti]
The Abert's Towhee (Pipilo aberti) is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to a small range in southwestern North America, generally the lower Colorado River and Gila River watersheds, nearly endemic to Arizona, but also present in small parts of Cali...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/aberts_towhee/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

American Crow  [Corvus brachyrhynchos]
The American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos, is a large passerine bird species of the Corvidae family. It is a common bird found throughout much of North America. It is one of several species of corvid which are entirely black in color, though it can be dist...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_crow/ - Last revised: Apr 24, 2008

American Dipper  [Cinclus mexicanus]
The American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), also known as a Water Ouzel, is a stocky dark grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks. It is 16.5 cm long and weighs on...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_dipper/ - Last revised: Sep 04, 2008

American Goldfinch  [Carduelis tristis]
The Eastern or American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Cana...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_goldfinch/ - Last revised: Jul 07, 2008

American Pipit  [Anthus rubescens]
The Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens) is a small passerine bird. It has two distinctive subspecies: The American Pipit, A. r. rubescens, breeds in northern North America, extending further south in mountainous areas. The Japanese Pipit, A. r. japonicu...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_pipit/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

American Redstart  [Setophaga ruticilla]
The American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla, is a New World warbler. They breed in North America, across southern Canada and the eastern USA.These birds are migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America. They are very...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_redstart/ - Last revised: May 05, 2008

American Robin  [Turdus migratorius]
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. The similarity between the orange-red coloring of its breast to that of the smaller and unrelated European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) led to its common name. The America...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_robin/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Apapane  [Himatione sanguinea]
The 'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is endemic to Hawai?i. Just like the Iiwi, a native bird to the Hawaiian Islands, the feathers of the Apapane were once used to adorn the chief's clothes like cloaks, h...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/apapane/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Arctic Warbler  [Phylloscopus borealis]
The Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis, is a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and northern Asia. It has established a foothold in North America, breeding in Alaska.The nest...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/arctic_warbler/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Ash-throated Flycatcher  [Myiarchus cinerascens]
The Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in desert scrub, riparian forest, brushy pastures and open woodland from the western United States to central Mexico. It is a short-distance...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ash_throated_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Baird's Sparrow  [Ammodramus bairdii]
These birds have a large bill, a large flat head and a short forked tail. They have brown upper parts and white underparts, with streaking on the back, breast, and flanks. The face, nape, and crown stripe are yellowish.Their breeding habitat is tall grass...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bairds_sparrow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Baltimore Oriole  [Icterus galbula]
The Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula, is a small icterid blackbird which is 18 cm long and weighs 34 g. This bird received its name from the fact that the male's colors resemble those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. The Baltimore Orioles, an Ameri...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/baltimore_oriole/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Bananaquit  [Coereba flaveola]
The Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, is a passerine bird first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Certhia flaveola. It was reclassified as the only member of the genus Coereba by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1809.. Prior to 2005 the Ban...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bananaquit/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Barn Swallow  [Hirundo rustica]
The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is often just called Swallow in Europe, although the term 'swallow' refe...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/barn_swallow/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Belding's Ground Squirrel  [Spermophilus beldingi]
Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi), also called Sage Rat, is a squirrel that lives on mountains in the western United States. In California, it often is found at 6,500–11,800 feet (2000–3700 m) in meadows between Lake Tahoe and Kings Canyon...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/beldings_ground_squirrel/ - Last revised: Jul 14, 2008

Belding's Yellowthroat  [Geothlypis beldingi]
The Belding's Yellowthroat, Geothlypis beldingi, is a New World warbler. It is a resident breeder endemic to southern Baja California, Mexico.It is closely related to Common Yellowthroat, Altamira Yellowthroat and Bahama Yellowthroat, with which it forms...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/beldings_yellowthroat/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Bewick's Wren  [Thryomanes bewickii]
The Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) is a wren native to North America. At about 14cm long, it is gray-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina Wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. Th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bewicks_wren/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Black Phoebe  [Sayornis nigricans]
The Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a distinctive tyrant flycatcher native to western North America, ranging from southwestern Oregon and California to west Texas and northern Mexico.In South America, the Black Phoebe is a bird of the Andes mountain...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_phoebe/ - Last revised: Oct 07, 2008

Black Rosy Finch  [Leucosticte atrata]
The Black Rosy Finch (or Black Rosy-finch), Leucosticte atrata, is a medium-sized finch.Adults are black on the head, back and breast with pink on the belly, rump and wings. There is a patch of grey at the back of the head. They have short black legs and...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_rosy_finch/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Black-and-white Warbler  [Mniotilta varia]
The Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in northern and eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.This species is migratory, wintering in Florida, Central America and the West Indies down to Peru....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_and_white_warbler/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Black-billed Magpie  [Pica hudsonia]
The Black-billed Magpie is a bird in the crow family that inhabits the western half of North America, from Central Western British Columbia to Southern Manitoba, Kansas, and Nevada. There is also a separate population in Southern Alaska. Externally, it is...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_billed_magpie/ - Last revised: Sep 13, 2008

Black-capped Chickadee  [Poecile atricapillus]
The Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a small, common songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.Often, it is still placed in the genus Parus with most other tits, but mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data and morphology suggest that s...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_capped_chickadee/ - Last revised: Sep 15, 2008

Black-capped Gnatcatcher  [Polioptila nigriceps]
The Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Polioptila nigriceps, is a very small songbird.Adults are blue-grey on the upperparts with white underparts, with a long slender bill and a long black tail with white outer tailbands on the uppertail. The undertail is extensi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_capped_gnatcatcher/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Black-headed Grosbeak  [Pheucticus melanocephalus]
The Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus, is a medium-size seed-eating bird in the same family as the Northern Cardinal, the Cardinalidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, P. ludovicianus, with which it h...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_headed_grosbeak/ - Last revised: Aug 26, 2008

Black-throated Blue Warbler  [Dendroica caerulescens]
The Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.Adult males have white underparts with black throat, face and flanks; the upperparts are deep blue; immature males are similar with upperparts mor...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_throated_blue_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Black-throated Gray Warbler  [Dendroica nigrescens]
The Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.These birds have a black crown, a white face, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, grey upperparts with black streaks on their back and white under...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_throated_gray_warbler/ - Last revised: Jun 04, 2008

Black-throated Green Warbler  [Dendroica virens]
The Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.It is 12 cm long and weighs 9 g, and has an olive-green crown, a yellow face with olive markings, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, an olive-green...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_throated_green_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Black-throated Sparrow  [Amphispiza bilineata]
The Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) is a small sparrow primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the Desert Sparrow, due to its preferred habitat of arid desert hillsides and scrub.The Black...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_throated_sparrow/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Blackpoll Warbler  [Dendroica striata]
The Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata , is a New World warbler. These birds breed in northern North America, from Alaska, through most of Canada, and into the Great Lakes region and New England.These birds are migratory, wintering in northwestern South...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blackpoll_warbler/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Blue Grosbeak  [Passerina caerulea]
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea, formerly Guiraca caerulea)*, is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the Northern Cardinal, "tropical" or New World buntings, and "cardinal-grosbeaks" or New World grosbeaks.The Blue Grosbeak is a migrat...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_grosbeak/ - Last revised: Jul 21, 2008

Blue Jay  [Cyanocitta cristata]
The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird, and a member of the family Corvidae native to North America. It belongs to the "blue" or American jays, which are, among the Corvidae, not closely related to other jays. It is adaptable, aggressive a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_jay/ - Last revised: Oct 01, 2008

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  [Polioptila caerulea]
The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea, is a very small songbird.Adults are blue-grey on the upperparts with white underparts, with a long slender bill and a long black tail. They have a white eye ring.Their breeding habitat is open deciduous wood...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_gray_gnatcatcher/ - Last revised: May 07, 2008

Blue-headed Vireo  [Vireo solitarius]
The Blue-headed Vireo, Vireo solitarius, is a small songbird.Adults are mainly olive on the upperparts with white underparts and yellowish flanks; they have a grey head, dark eyes with white "spectacles" and white wing bars. They have a stout bill and thi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_headed_vireo/ - Last revised: May 05, 2008

Blue-winged Warbler  [Vermivora pinus]
The Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus, is a fairly common New World warbler, 11.5 cm long and weighing 8.5 g. It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern USA. Its range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_winged_warbler/ - Last revised: May 05, 2008

Boat-tailed Grackle  [Quiscalus major]
The Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is a large blackbird. It is a permanent resident breeding bird on the coasts of the southeastern USA.It is found in coastal saltwater marshes, and, in Florida, also on inland waters. The nest is a well-concealed c...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/boat_tailed_grackle/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Bobolink  [Dolichonyx oryzivorus]
The Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, is a small New World blackbird and the only member of genus Dolichonyx.Adults are 16-18 cm long with short finch-like bills. Adult males are mostly black, although they do display creamy napes, and white scapulars, low...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bobolink/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Botteri's Sparrow  [Aimophila botterii]
The Botteri's Sparrow, Aimophila botterii, is a medium-sized sparrow.This passerine bird is primarily found in Mexico, with a breeding range that extends into the southeastern tip of the U.S. state of Arizona, and a small non-migratory population in the s...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/botteris_sparrow/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Brewer's Blackbird  [Euphagus cyanocephalus]
The Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird.Adults have a pointed bill. Adult males have black plumage; the female is dark grey. The male has a bright yellow eye; the female's is dark. They resemble the eastern member of th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/brewers_blackbird/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Brewer's Sparrow  [Spizella breweri]
Spizella breweri is a small, slim species of American sparrow in the family Emberizidae.Adults have grey-brown backs and brown crowns, both with dark streaks, and a pale eye-ring. Their wings are brown with light wing bars and the underparts are pale grey...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/brewers_sparrow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Bridled Titmouse  [Baeolophus wollweberi]
The Bridled Titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi, is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.These birds have grey upperparts and white underparts with a white face with black striping, a grey crest, a black throat, and a short stout bill....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bridled_titmouse/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Bronzed Cowbird  [Molothrus aeneus]
The Bronzed Cowbird (once known as the Red-eyed Cowbird), Molothrus aeneus, is a small icterid.It breeds from the southern U.S. states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana south through Central America to Panama.The male Bronzed Cowbir...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bronzed_cowbird/ - Last revised: Jul 24, 2008

Brown-capped Rosy Finch  [Leucosticte australis]
The Brown-capped Rosy Finch (or Brown-capped Rosy-finch), Leucosticte australis, is a medium-sized finch.Adults are brown on the head, back, and breast with pink on the belly, rump, and wings. The forehead is black. They have short black legs and a long f...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/brown_capped_rosy_finch/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Brown-headed Cowbird  [Molothrus ater]
The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small icterid.Adults have a short finch-like bill and dark eyes. The adult male is mainly iridescent black with a brown head. The adult female is grey with a pale throat and fine streaking on the underparts.B...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/brown_headed_cowbird/ - Last revised: Jul 21, 2008

Brown-headed Nuthatch  [Sitta pusilla]
The Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta pusilla, is a small (approx. 3.5 inch) songbird found in pine forests throughout the Southeastern United States; there is also a dwindling population in the Bahamas. The bird, like other nuthatches, possesses a sharp black...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/brown_headed_nuthatch/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Bushtit  [Psaltriparus minimus]
The Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) is a long-tailed tit found in North America. It is the only species in the family found in the New World, and the only member of the genus Psaltriparus.Bushtits inhabit mixed open woodlands, often containing oaks and a s...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bushtit/ - Last revised: Oct 07, 2008

Cactus Wren  [Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus]
The Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is the largest North American wren, and is 18-23 cm (7-9 inches) long.Unlike the smaller wrens, the Cactus Wren is easily seen. It has the loud voice characteristic of wrens. The Cactus Wren is much less s...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cactus_wren/ - Last revised: Apr 09, 2008

California Gnatcatcher  [Polioptila californica]
The California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica), is a small 10.8 cm (4.25 inches) long insectivorous bird which frequents dense coastal sage scrub growth. This species was recently split from the similar Black-tailed Gnatcatcher of the Sonoran and Chi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/california_gnatcatcher/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

California Ground Squirrel  [Spermophilus beecheyi]
The California Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi (referred to in some older sources as Otospermophilus beecheyi or Citellus beecheyi), is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California peninsula; it...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/california_ground_squirrel/ - Last revised: Jul 14, 2008

California Thrasher  [Toxostoma redivivum]
The California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) is a large thrasher found primarily in chaparral habitat in California and Baja California. Similar to the Crissal and Le Conte's Thrashers in habit, the California Thrasher is the only species of Toxostoma th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/california_thrasher/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

California Towhee  [Pipilo crissalis]
The California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis, is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to the coastal regions of western Oregon and California in the United States and Baja California Sur in Mexico.The taxonomy of this species has been debated. At the highe...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/california_towhee/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Canyon Towhee  [Pipilo fuscus]
The Canyon Towhee or Brown Towhee, Pipilo fuscus, is a bird of the family Emberizidae. It is native to lower-lying areas from Arizona, southern Colorado, and western Texas south to northwestern Oaxaca, Mexico, mostly avoiding the coasts.The taxonomy of th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/canyon_towhee/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Canyon Wren  [Catherpes mexicanus]
The Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) is a small North American wren, and is about 14.5 cm (5.75 inches) long. It ranges from far southern British Columbia and Montana south through much of Mexico to western Chiapas and east to Oklahoma and Texas. It is t...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/canyon_wren/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Cape May Warbler  [Dendroica tigrina]
The Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America. Its breeding habitat spans across all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, and into the Great Lakes region and New England. It is migrator...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cape_may_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Carolina Chickadee  [Poecile carolinensis]
The Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Often, it is still placed in the genus Parus with most other tits, but mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data and morphology suggest that separating Poe...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/carolina_chickadee/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Carolina Wren  [Thryothorus ludovicianus]
The Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a common species of wren resident in the eastern half of the USA, the extreme south of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. A distinct population in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexic...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/carolina_wren/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Cassin's Finch  [Carpodacus cassinii]
The Cassin's Finch, Carpodacus cassinii, is a medium-sized finch of the Rosefinch genus.Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings. They have a longer bill than the Purple Finch. Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump;...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cassins_finch/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Cassin's Kingbird  [Tyrannus vociferans]
The Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans, is a large Tyrant flycatcher.Adults have a gray head with slightly darker cheeks; a dark unforked tail with a buffy fringe and gray-olive underparts. They have a pale throat and deep yellow lower breast.Juvenile...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cassins_kingbird/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Cassin's Sparrow  [Aimophila cassinii]
The Cassin's Sparrow (Spanish: Zacatonero de Cassin), Aimophila cassinii, is a medium-sized sparrow.This passerine bird's range is primarily along the United States/Mexico border, with a breeding range that extends through the Great Plains states up to th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cassins_sparrow/ - Last revised: Sep 08, 2008

Cassin's Vireo  [Vireo cassinii]
Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii) is a small North American songbird, ranging from southern British Columbia in Canada through the western coastal states of the United States. This bird does migrate for the winter months from southern Arizona-(the Sonoran D...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cassins_vireo/ - Last revised: Sep 15, 2008

Cave Swallow  [Petrochelidon fulva]
The Cave Swallow, Petrochelidon fulva, belonging to the same genus as the more familiar and widespread Cliff Swallow of North America, occurs in Mexico and the Greater Antilles, with fall and winter vagrants reaching the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S..T...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cave_swallow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Cedar Waxwing  [Bombycilla cedrorum]
The Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It breeds in open wooded areas in North America, principally southern Canada and the northern United States.It is 16.5 cm in length and w...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cedar_waxwing/ - Last revised: Apr 10, 2008

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  [Poecile rufescens]
The Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens, formerly Parus rufescens) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.It is found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and western Canada, from southern Alaska to southwestern California....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/chestnut_backed_chickadee/ - Last revised: Jul 07, 2008

Chestnut-sided Warbler  [Dendroica pensylvanica]
The Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica, is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern USA.These birds are migratory, wintering in Central Americ...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/chestnut_sided_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Chihuahuan Raven  [Corvus cryptoleucus]
The Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus), formerly known as the American White-necked Raven, has the proportions of a Common Raven with a heavy bill, but is about the same size as a Carrion Crow, or slightly larger (44-51 cm in length) than the American...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/chihuahuan_raven/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Chipping Sparrow  [Spizella passerina]
The Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, is a small sparrow. Its breeding habitat is wooded areas, suburban parks, and farmland across most of North America. It usually nests in trees, coniferous or deciduous, or sometimes on the ground. The Chipping Spa...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/chipping_sparrow/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Clark's Nutcracker  [Nucifraga columbiana]
The Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), is a large passerine bird, in the family Corvidae. It is slightly smaller than its Eurasian relative Spotted Nutcracker (N. caryocatactes). It is ashy-grey all over except for the black-and-white wings and ce...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/clarks_nutcracker/ - Last revised: Jul 14, 2008

Cliff Swallow  [Petrochelidon pyrrhonota]
The Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae — the swallows and martins.It breeds in North America and Mexico, and is migratory, wintering in southern South America. This species is a very rare vagrant...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cliff_swallow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Common Grackle  [Quiscalus quiscula]
The Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, is a large icterid.The 32 cm long adult has a long dark bill, a pale yellowish eye and a long tail; its plumage is an iridescent black, or purple on the head. The adult female is slightly smaller and less glossy.The...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_grackle/ - Last revised: May 05, 2008

Common Ground-Dove  [Columbina passerina]
The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Bermuda, through the southmost USA, Mexico and the Caribbean, to South America, and is found as far south as northern Brazil.The Common Ground D...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_ground_dove/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Common Myna  [Acridotheres tristis]
The Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), is a myna, a member of the starling family. This bird is a common resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from Afghanistan to India and Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Indian Myna and as the Talking Myna for i...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_myna/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Common Raven  [Corvus corax]
The Common Raven (Corvus corax), also known as the Northern Raven, is a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family. Found across the northern hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids. There are eight known subspecies with little...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_raven/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Common Yellowthroat  [Geothlypis trichas]
The Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, is a New World warbler. They are abundant breeders in North America, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico.Northern races are migratory, wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range, Central A...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_yellowthroat/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Cordilleran Flycatcher  [Empidonax occidentalis]
The Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis is a small insect-eating bird. It is a small Empidonax flycatcher, with typical size ranging from 13-17 cm.Adults have olive-gray upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with yellowish underparts; they...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cordilleran_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Jul 21, 2008

Curve-billed Thrasher  [Toxostoma curvirostre]
The Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) is a perching bird of the thrasher group native to the southwestern United States and much of Mexico.The Curve-billed Thrasher is generally 25-28 cm (10 to 12 inches) in length, slender in build with a lon...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/curve_billed_thrasher/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Dark-eyed Junco  [Junco hyemalis]
The Dark-eyed Junco, (Junco hyemalis), is the best-known species of junco, a genus of small American sparrows.Adults are generally grey on top with a white belly. The white outer tail feathers flash distinctively in flight. The bill is usually pinkish. Th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/dark_eyed_junco/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Double-crested Cormorant  [Phalacrocorax auritus]
The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America. Once threatened by use of DDT, the numbers o...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/double_crested_cormorant/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Douglas Squirrel  [Tamiasciurus douglasii]
The Douglas Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii, is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific coastal states and provinces of North America. It is sometimes known as the Chickaree or Pine Squirrel, but since Chickaree is also used for the American Red Squirrel an...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/douglas_squirrel/ - Last revised: Jul 15, 2008

Dusky Flycatcher  [Empidonax oberholseri]
The Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.Adults have olive-grey upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a noticeable medium-width white eye ring, white...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/dusky_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Dusky-capped Flycatcher  [Myiarchus tuberculifer]
The Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds in forest and other woodland from southern Arizona, as well as the Chisos Mountains, Texas, south to northern Argentina and on Trinidad. It...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/dusky_capped_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Jul 21, 2008

Eastern Bluebird  [Sialia sialis]
The Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, is a medium-sized thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands and orchards.Adults have a white belly. Adult males are bright blue on top and have a reddish brown throat and breast. Adult females have lighter blue wings a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_bluebird/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Eastern Kingbird  [Tyrannus tyrannus]
The Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, is a large Tyrant flycatcher.Adults are grey-black on the upperparts with light underparts; they have a long black tail with a white end and long pointed wings. They have a red patch on their crown, seldom seen.The...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_kingbird/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Eastern Meadowlark  [Sturnella magna]
The Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna, is a medium-sized icterid bird, very similar in appearance to the Western Meadowlark. It occurs from eastern North America to South America, where is is also most widespread in the east.Adults have yellow underpart...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_meadowlark/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Eastern Phoebe  [Sayornis phoebe]
The Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe, is a small passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal USA.It is migratory, wintering in the southernmost USA and Central...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_phoebe/ - Last revised: May 07, 2008

Eastern Yellow Wagtail  [Motacilla tschutschensis]
The Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava), also known by a number of other names such as Yellow Wagtail is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws.This species breeds in much of temperate Europe a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_yellow_wagtail/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

European Starling  [Sturnus vulgaris]
The European Starling, Common Starling or just Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae.This species of starling is native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia. It is resident in southern and western Europe and south...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/european_starling/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Ferruginous Hawk  [Buteo regalis]
The Ferruginous Hawk, (Buteo regalis), is a large buzzard-like bird of prey, although not a true hawk.Adults have long broad wings and a broad grey, rusty or white tail. The legs are feathered to the talons, like the Rough-legged Hawk. There are two colou...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ferruginous_hawk/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Five-striped Sparrow  [Aimophila quinquestriata]
The Five-striped Sparrow, Aimophila quinquestriata, is a medium-sized sparrow.This passerine bird is primarily found along the eastern Sea of Cortez region and Pacific region of mainland western Mexico, with a breeding range that extends into the southern...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/five_striped_sparrow/ - Last revised: Aug 26, 2008

Flame-colored Tanager  [Piranga bidentata]
The Flame-colored Tanager (also Striped Tanager, Swainson's Tanager, Flame-coloured Tanager), Piranga bidentata, is a medium-sized songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae.A tropical passerine bird, the Flame-colored Tanager is primarily found in Mexico...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/flame_colored_tanager/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Fox Sparrow  [Passerella iliaca]
The Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) is a large American sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Passerella, although some authors split the genus into four species (see below).Adults are heavily spotted and streaked underneath. Plumage varies markedly...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/fox_sparrow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Galápagos Yellow Warbler  [Dendroica petechia aureola]
The Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia, is a New World warbler. It is the most widespread Dendroica warbler, breeding in almost the whole of North America and down to northern South America.The Yellow Warbler proper (aestiva group) breeds in the whole of...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/galapagos_yellow_warbler/ - Last revised: May 26, 2008

Glaucous-winged Gull  [Larus glaucescens]
The Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens, is a large, white-headed gull residing from the Aleutians to the western coast of Alaska to the coast of Washington. It also breeds on the northwest coast of Alaska. During non-breeding seasons they can be foun...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/glaucous_winged_gull/ - Last revised: Nov 25, 2008

Golden-crowned Kinglet  [Regulus satrapa]
The Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa, is a very small songbird.Adults are olive-grey on the upperparts with white underparts, with thin bills and short tails. They have white wing bars, a black stripe through the eyes and a yellow crown surrounded...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/golden_crowned_kinglet/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Golden-crowned Sparrow  [Zonotrichia atricapilla]
The Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla, is a medium-sized sparrow. At 18 cm length, it is slightly larger than the closely related White-crowned Sparrow. In the breeding season, it has a distinct gold patch on its head, flanked by two dark bl...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/golden_crowned_sparrow/ - Last revised: Oct 13, 2008

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel  [Spermophilus lateralis]
The Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) lives in all types of forests across North America. It eats seeds, nuts, berries, insects, and underground fungi. It is eaten by hawks, jays, weasels, foxes, bobcats, and coyotes. A typical creat...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/golden_mantled_ground_squirrel/ - Last revised: Jul 14, 2008

Grasshopper Sparrow  [Ammodramus savannarum]
The Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, is a small sparrow. The Ammodramus genus of 11 species inhabit grasslands and marshes.Adults have upperparts streaked with brown, grey, black and white; they have a light brown breast, a white belly and a sh...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/grasshopper_sparrow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Gray Catbird  [Dumetella carolinensis]
The Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a medium-sized northern American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of New World catbird genus Dumetella. Like the Black Catbird, it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae.Adults are d...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gray_catbird/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Gray Flycatcher  [Empidonax wrightii]
The Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii, is an insect-eating bird. It is a small Empidonax flycatcher, with typical length ranging from 14–16 cm.Adults have pale gray upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a conspicuo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gray_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Gray Jay  [Perisoreus canadensis]
The Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis, is a member of the crow and jay family (Corvidae) found in the boreal forests across North America north to the tree-line and in subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains south to New Mexico and Arizona. It is one of th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gray_jay/ - Last revised: Sep 04, 2008

Gray Thrasher  [Toxostoma cinereum]
The Gray Thrasher Toxostoma cinereum is a thrasher.This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 99,000 km². The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gray_thrasher/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch  [Leucosticte tephrocotis]
The Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis, is a medium-sized finch.Adults are brown on the back and breast and mainly pink on the rest of the underparts and the wings. The forehead and throat are black; the back of the head is grey. They have s...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gray_crowned_rosy_finch/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Great Kiskadee  [Pitangus sulphuratus]
The Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus is considered monotypic as the Lesser Kiskadee may be sparated in Philohydor. It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, inc...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_kiskadee/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Great-tailed Grackle  [Quiscalus mexicanus]
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is a large icterid blackbird , also referred to simply as "blackbird", and occasionally "crow" or "jackdaw", though it is not a member of the Corvidae. Similarly, it is often called "cuervo" in areas of Mexico wh...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_tailed_grackle/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Greater Pewee  [Contopus pertinax]
The Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax, is a passerine bird. It is a medium-sized tyrant flycatcher.Adults are dark olive on the face, upperparts and flanks. They have dull gray underparts, a large dark bill and a short tail. Birds often show a narrow, poin...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/greater_pewee/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Greater Sage-grouse  [Centrocercus urophasianus]
The Greater Sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, is the largest grouse in North America. Its range is sagebrush country in the western United States and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. The Gunnison Sage-grouse was recently recognized as a se...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/greater_sage_grouse/ - Last revised: Jul 14, 2008

Green-tailed Towhee  [Pipilo chlorurus]
The Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus, is the smallest towhee, but is still one of the larger members of the "American sparrow" family Emberizidae.Its breeding range covers most of the interior Western United States, with a winter range in Mexico and...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/green_tailed_towhee/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Hawai'i Amakihi  [Hemignathus virens]
The Common 'Amakihi or Hawai'i 'Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is endemic to Hawai'i....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hawaii_amakihi/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Hawai'i Creeper  [Oreomystis mana]
This is an endangered species due to its very small population size and extremely fragmented and disappearing range. Its population is severely threatened by habitat loss, feral pigs, and other problems. It recently disappeared from one area and is losing...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hawaii_creeper/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Hepatic Tanager  [Piranga flava]
The Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava, is a medium-sized songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. It is one of five Tanagers found in North America.The habits of the Hepatic Tanager are similar to those of the Western Tanager.Its range includes Arizona, N...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hepatic_tanager/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Hermit Thrush  [Catharus guttatus]
The Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North American thrush. It is not very closely related to the other North American migrant species of Catharus, but rather to the Mexican Russet Nightingale-thrush (Winker & Pruett, 2006).This species...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hermit_thrush/ - Last revised: Apr 09, 2008

Hermit Warbler  [Dendroica occidentalis]
The Hermit Warbler, Dendroica occidentalis is a small perching bird. It is a species of New World warbler.Mature Hermit Warblers normally grow to be 4½ to 5 inches long. Hermit Warblers are dark gray in coloration on top, and white below, and their flanks...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hermit_warbler/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Hooded Oriole  [Icterus cucullatus]
The Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus, is a medium-sized New World oriole.Adults have a pointed bill and white wing bars. The adult male has an orange head with black on the face and throat; they are black on the back, wings and tail, orange on the underp...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hooded_oriole/ - Last revised: Aug 11, 2008

Hooded Warbler  [Wilsonia citrina]
The Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina, is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America and across the eastern USA and into southernmost Canada, (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded Warblers are ver...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hooded_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 27, 2008

Horned Lark  [Eremophila alpestris]
The Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris), called the Horned Lark in North America, breeds across much of North America from the high Arctic south to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, northernmost Europe and Asia and in the mountains of southeast Europe. There is a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/horned_lark/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

House Finch  [Carpodacus mexicanus]
The House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) is a medium-sized finch of the Rosefinch genus.Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep grey on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/house_finch/ - Last revised: Sep 07, 2008

House Sparrow  [Passer domesticus]
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a member of the Old World sparrow family Passeridae, and is, somewhat controversially, considered a relative of the Weaver Finch Family. It occurs naturally in most of Europe and much of Asia. It has also followed...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/house_sparrow/ - Last revised: Apr 10, 2008

House Wren  [Troglodytes aedon]
The House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, is a small songbird of the wren family.Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas from Canada to southernmost South America. The tropical forms from southern Mexico southwards are sometimes considered a separate species,...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/house_wren/ - Last revised: May 07, 2008

Iiwi  [Vestiaria coccinea]
The 'I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea) or Scarlet Hawaiian Honeycreeper is a Hawaiian bird of the family Drepanididae, and the only member of the genus Vestiaria. One of the most plentiful species of this family, which includes many endangered or extinct species...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/iiwi/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Island Scrub-Jay  [Aphelocoma insularis]
The Island Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma insularis)[A]) or Island Jay is one of the species of Aphelocoma (scrub-jays) native to North America and is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. It is closely related to the California Scrub-...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/island_scrub_jay/ - Last revised: Apr 24, 2008

Japanese White-Eye  [Zosterops japonicus]
The Japanese White-eye, or Mejiro (Zosterops japonicus or japonica) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. Its original native range includes much of east Asia, including Japan, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally in...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/japanese_white_eye/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Java Sparrow  [Padda oryzivora]
The Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora also known as Java Finch or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large nu...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/java_sparrow/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Juniper Titmouse  [Baeolophus ridgwayi]
The Juniper Titmouse, Baeolophus ridgwayi, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The American Ornithologists' Union split the Plain Titmouse into the Oak Titmouse and the Juniper Titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred ha...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/juniper_titmouse/ - Last revised: Dec 02, 2008

Large Ground-finch  [Geospiza magnirostris]
The Large Ground-finch (Geospiza magnirostris) is a species of bird. One of Darwin's finches, it is now placed in the family Thraupidae and was formerly in the Emberizidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry for...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/large_ground_finch/ - Last revised: May 26, 2008

Lark Bunting  [Calamospiza melanocorys]
The Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys, is a medium-sized sparrow. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Calamospiza (Bonaparte, 1838).These birds have a large pale bill and a pale wing patch. Adult males in breeding plumage are black except fo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lark_bunting/ - Last revised: Apr 07, 2008

Lark Sparrow  [Chondestes grammacus]
The Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, is a fairly large sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Chondestes.This passerine bird breeds in southern Canada, much of the USA, and northern Mexico. It is much less common in the east, where its range is co...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lark_sparrow/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Lazuli Bunting  [Passerina amoena]
The Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena, is a North American songbird named for the gemstone lapis lazuli.The male is easily recognized by its bright blue head and back (lighter than the closely related Indigo Bunting), its conspicuous white wingbars, and it...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lazuli_bunting/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Least Flycatcher  [Empidonax minimus]
The Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, (also called chebec, after the sound it makes) is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest Empidonax flycatcher in eastern North America.Adults have greyish-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, wit...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/least_flycatcher/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Lesser Goldfinch  [Carduelis psaltria]
The Lesser Goldfinch or Dark-backed Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) is a very small songbird of the Americas. Together with its relatives the American Goldfinch and Lawrence's Goldfinch, it forms the American goldfinches clade in the genus Carduelis sensu...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lesser_goldfinch/ - Last revised: Apr 08, 2008

Lincoln's Sparrow  [Melospiza lincolnii]
The Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, is a medium-sized sparrow.Adults have dark-streaked olive-brown upperparts with a light brown breast with fine streaks, a white belly and a white throat. They have a brown cap with a grey stripe in the middle, o...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lincolns_sparrow/ - Last revised: Jul 14, 2008

Loggerhead Shrike  [Lanius ludovicianus]
The Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a passerine bird. It is the only member of the shrike family endemic to North America.These birds have a large hooked bill; the head and back are grey with white underparts. They have black wings and tail, wi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/loggerhead_shrike/ - Last revised: Dec 02, 2008

Louisiana Waterthrush  [Seiurus motacilla]
The Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla , is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America from southernmost Canada and south through the eastern USA, excluding Florida and the coast.It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the Wes...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/louisiana_waterthrush/ - Last revised: May 16, 2008

Lucy's Warbler  [Vermivora luciae]
Lucy's Warbler, Vermivora luciae, is the smallest New World warbler found in North America, measuring a mere 4.25 inches in length.It is rather nondescript compared to other wood-warblers. Its head and upperparts are pale gray, while underparts are whitis...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lucys_warbler/ - Last revised: Aug 25, 2008

Magnolia Warbler  [Dendroica magnolia]
The Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia, is a New World warbler. It breeds across most of Canada as well as New England and the Great Lakes region of the U.S.It is migratory, wintering in Central America. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Eu...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/magnolia_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2008

Marsh Wren  [Cistothorus palustris]
The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called Long-billed Marsh Wren to distinguish it from the Sedge Wren, also known as Short-billed Marsh Wren.Adults have brown upperparts with a li...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/marsh_wren/ - Last revised: Sep 04, 2008

Medium Ground-finch  [Geospiza fortis]
The Medium Ground-finch (Geospiza fortis) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.One of Darwin's finches, the species...