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Acadian Flycatcher  [Empidonax virescens]
The Acadian Flycatcher or Green-crested Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/acadian_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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American Bullfrog
The American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or "true frogs", native to much of North America. This is a frog of larger, permanent water bodies, swamps, ponds, lakes, where it is usually found along the wate...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/reptiles/american_bullfrog/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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American Goldfinch  [Spinus 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: Oct 30, 2017
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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 12, 2018
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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: Jul 09, 2024
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American Tree Sparrow  [Spizella arborea]
The American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea, is a medium-sized sparrow. Adults have a rusty cap and grey underparts with a small dark spot on the breast. They have a rusty back with lighter stripes, brown wings with white bars and a slim tail. Their face...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_tree_sparrow/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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American Woodcock  [Scolopax minor]
The American Woodcock, Scolopax minor, is a small chunky shorebird species from North America. It is popularly known as timberdoodle and a well-known game bird.Adults have short pinkish legs and a very long straight bill with an articulated tip. The body...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/american_woodcock/ - Last revised: May 11, 2018
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Bald Eagle  [Haliaeetus leucocephalus]
The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagl...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bald_eagle/ - Last revised: Jan 02, 2022
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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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: May 14, 2018
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Bay-breasted Warbler  [Setophaga castanea]
The Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea , is a New World warbler. They breed in northern North America, specifically in Canada, into the Great Lakes region, and into northern New England. These birds are migratory, wintering in northwest South Americ...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bay_breasted_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Black-billed Cuckoo  [Coccyzus erythropthalmus]
The Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, is a cuckoo. Adults have a long brown tail and a black bill. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a red ring around the eye. Juveniles are drabber, and the eye ring is...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_billed_cuckoo/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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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: Jul 09, 2024
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Black-throated Blue Warbler  [Setophaga 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: Oct 30, 2017
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Black-throated Green Warbler  [Setophaga 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: May 12, 2018
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Blackburnian Warbler  [Setophaga fusca]
The Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca , is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. Blackburnian Warbl...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blackburnian_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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Blackpoll Warbler  [Setophaga 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: Oct 30, 2017
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Blandings Turtle
Blanding's turtle (Emys blandingii or Emydoidea blandingii ) is a semi-aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae. This North American turtle is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range.TaxonomyThere are differences of opinion as to...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/reptiles/blandings_turtle/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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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: May 12, 2018
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Blue-winged Warbler  [Vermivora cyanoptera]
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: Oct 30, 2017
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Bonaparte's Gull  [Chroicocephalus philadelphia]
The Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, is a small gull.Adults are 31-34 cm long with a 79-84 cm wingspan. They have a black hood and a short thin dark bill. The body is mainly white with pale grey back and upper wings. The underwing is pale a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bonapartes_gull/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Brown Thrasher  [Toxostoma rufum]
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http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/brown_thrasher/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Canada Goose  [Branta canadensis]
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), also referred to in North America as the Canadian Goose, belongs to the Branta genus of geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey species of the Anser genus.The black...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/canada_goose/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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Canada Warbler  [Cardellina canadensis]
The Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis, is a small 13 cm long songbird of the New World warbler family. These birds have yellow underparts, blue-grey upperparts and pink legs; they also have yellow eye-rings and thin, pointed bills. Adult males have blac...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/canada_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Cape May Warbler  [Setophaga 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: May 12, 2018
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Cerulean Warbler  [Setophaga cerulea]
The Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Adult males have pale cerulean blue upperparts and white underpants with a black necklace across the breast; they also have black streaks on the back and flanks....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cerulean_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Chestnut-sided Warbler  [Setophaga 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: Oct 30, 2017
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Chimney Swift  [Chaetura pelagica]
The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift. Physical description In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is a sooty grey-brown; the throat, breast, underwings and rump are paler. They have sho...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/chimney_swift/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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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 01, 2023
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Chiricahua Leopard Frog
The American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or "true frogs", native to much of North America. This is a frog of larger, permanent water bodies, swamps, ponds, lakes, where it is usually found along the wate...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/reptiles/chiricahua_leopard_frog/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Clay-colored Sparrow  [Spizella pallida]
The Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida, is a small sparrow of North America. Overview Adults have light brown upperparts and pale underparts, with darker streaks on the back. They have a pale crown stripe on a dark brown crown, a white line over the e...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/clay_colored_sparrow/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Common Goldeneye  [Bucephala clangula]
The Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Their closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye.Adult males ranges from 45-52 cm (18-21 inches) and from 888 to 1400 grams (1.9 to 3.1 lb...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_goldeneye/ - Last revised: Dec 01, 2022
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Common Loon  [Gavia immer]
The Great Northern Diver, known in North America as the Common Loon (Gavia immer [GAY-vee-ah IM-mer]), is a large member of the loon, or diver, family. Adults can range from 61-100 cm (24-40 inches) in length with a 122-152 cm (4-5-foot) wingspan, slightl...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_loon/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Common Nighthawk  [Chordeiles minor]
The Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, is a nightjar.The adults have dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long wings are black and reveal a white bar when in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the underpa...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_nighthawk/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Common Tern  [Sterna hirundo]
The Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution breeding in temperate and sub-arctic regions of Europe, Asia and east and central North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_tern/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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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 30, 2017
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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: Nov 04, 2022
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Downy Woodpecker  [Picoides pubescens]
The Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, is the smallest woodpecker in North America. Adults are mainly black on the upper parts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above and below the eye....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/downy_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Feb 11, 2018
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Dunlin  [Calidris alpina]
The Dunlin, Calidris or Erolia alpina, is a small wader. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa and southeast Asia. Birds that breed in...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/dunlin/ - Last revised: Jun 21, 2018
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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: Jul 09, 2024
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Eastern Chipmunk
The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the sole living member of the chipmunk subgenus Tamias, sometimes recognised as a separate genus. The name "chipmunk" comes from the Ottawa word ajidamoonh...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/eastern_chipmunk/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Eastern Cottontail
The Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is one of the most common rabbit species in North America.The Eastern Cottontail is chunky red-brown or gray-brown in appearance with lar...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/eastern_cottontail/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
The Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) is the largest species of tree squirrels native to North America. They are also sometimes referred to as the Stump-eared Squirrel, Raccoon Squirrel, or Monkey-faced Squirrel. They are sometimes mistaken for Eastern Gray Sq...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/eastern_fox_squirrel/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Eastern Screech-Owl  [Megascops asio]
The Eastern Screech Owl or Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) is a small owl.Adults have either rusty or dark gray intricately patterned plumage with streaking on the underparts. Small and stocky, short-tailed and broad-winged, they have a large round h...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_screech_owl/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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Eastern Towhee  [Pipilo erythrophthalmus]
The Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, is a large sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the Spotted Towhee were considered a single species, the Rufous-sided Towhee. Adults have rufo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_towhee/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Eastern Whip-poor-will
Description These medium-sized nightjars measure 22"?27 cm (8.7"?11 in) in length, span 45"?50 cm (18"?20 in) across the wings and weigh 42"?69 g (1.5"?2.4 oz).[2] Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 14.7 to 16.9 c...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_whip_poor_will/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Eastern Wood-Pewee  [Contopus virens]
The Eastern Wood Pewee, Contopus virens, is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the Western Wood Pewee were formerly considered to be a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/eastern_wood_pewee/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Field Sparrow  [Spizella pusilla]
The Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla, is a small sparrow. Adults have brown upperparts, a light brown breast, a white belly, wing bars and a forked tail. They have a grey face, a rusty crown, a white eye ring and a pink bill. Their breeding habitat is shru...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/field_sparrow/ - Last revised: Jul 09, 2024
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Garter Snake  [Thamnophis cyrtopsis]
A garter snake is any species of North American snake within the genus Thamnophis. Because of the similarity in sound of the words, combined with where people often see them, they are sometimes called garden snakes or gardner snakes or even "garder snakes...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/reptiles/garter_snake/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Glaucous Gull  [Larus hyperboreus]
The Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the Britis...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/glaucous_gull/ - Last revised: Jun 15, 2018
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Golden-winged Warbler  [Vermivora chrysoptera]
The Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera, is a New World warbler, 11.6 cm long and weighing 8.5 g. It breeds in eastern North America in southeastern Canada and the eastern USA. Its range is extending northwards, but in the south it is being repla...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/golden_winged_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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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: Oct 30, 2017
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Gray-cheeked Thrush  [Catharus minimus]
The Grey-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15-17 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing patterm characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together w...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/gray_cheeked_thrush/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Great Black-backed Gull  [Larus marinus]
The Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, is a very large gull which breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic. It is fairly sedentary, but some Great Black-backed Gulls move further south or inland to large lake...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_black_backed_gull/ - Last revised: Jun 21, 2018
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Great Blue Heron  [Ardea herodias]
The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos Islands, except for the far north, or in deserts and high mountains where there...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_blue_heron/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Great Crested Flycatcher  [Myiarchus crinitus]
The Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus, Myiarchus, in North America and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of t...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_crested_flycatcher/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Great Egret  [Ardea alba]
The Great Egret Ardea alba, also known as the Great White Egret, White Heron, or Common Egret, is a wading egret, found in most of the tropical and warmer temperate parts of the world, although it is very local in southern Europe and Asia. It is called Ko...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_egret/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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67.  
Great Horned Owl  [Bubo virginianus]
The Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, is a large owl native to North and South America. It is an adaptable bird with a vast range, though it is not as widespread as the Barn Owl. Distribution The breeding habitat of the Great Horned Owl extends almost t...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/great_horned_owl/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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68.  
Green Heron  [Butorides virescens]
The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron. Some sources consider this bird and the Striated Heron or Mangrove Heron, Butorides striatus, of tropical Africa and Asia, to be a single species, the Green-backed Heron.The green heron is relatively...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/green_heron/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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69.  
Groundhog
Description The groundhog is the largest sciurid in its geographical range, typically measuring 40 to 65 cm (16 to 26 in) long (including a 15 cm (6 in) tail) and weighing 2 to 4 kg (4 to 9 lb). In areas with fewer natural pr...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/groundhog/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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70.  
Herring Gull  [Larus argentatus]
The Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, is a large gull which breeds across North America, Europe and Asia. Some herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate further south in winter, but many are permanent residents, e.g. those on the low...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/herring_gull/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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71.  
Hooded Warbler  [Setophaga 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 30, 2017
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72.  
Horned Grebe  [Podiceps auritus]
Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus †, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It is known in North America as the Horned Grebe. It is a small grebe at 31–38 cm (12–15 in) long with a 46–55 cm wingspan. Unmistakable in summer, the male's plumage in...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/horned_grebe/ - Last revised: Jun 21, 2018
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73.  
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: Oct 30, 2017
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74.  
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: Oct 30, 2017
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75.  
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: Aug 06, 2020
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76.  
Iceland Gull  [Larus glaucoides]
The Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not Iceland, where it is only seen in the winter. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic as far south as the British Isles a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/iceland_gull/ - Last revised: Jun 21, 2018
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77.  
Indigo Bunting  [Passerina cyanea]
The Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, is a small seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the wint...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/indigo_bunting/ - Last revised: Jul 09, 2024
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78.  
Kirtland's Warbler  [Setophaga kirtlandii]
Kirtland's Warbler, Dendroica kirtlandii, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae), named after Jared P. Kirtland, an Ohio doctor and amateur naturalist. Nearly extinct just 50 years ago, it is well on its way to recovery. It requir...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/kirtlands_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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79.  
Kumlien's Gull  [Larus glaucoides]
Kumlien's Gull, Larus [glaucoides] kumlieni, is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada. It is migratory, wintering from Labrador south to New England and west across the Great Lakes. It has variably been considered a full species, a sub...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/kumliens_gull/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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80.  
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: Oct 30, 2017
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81.  
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: Mar 29, 2021
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82.  
Louisiana Waterthrush  [Parkesia 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: Oct 30, 2017
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83.  
Magnolia Warbler  [Setophaga 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 11, 2018
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84.  
Mallard  [Anas platyrhynchos]
The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the archetypal "wild duck", is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Probably the best-known and most recognizable of all...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/mallard/ - Last revised: Jan 02, 2022
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85.  
Mourning Dove  [Zenaida macroura]
The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family Columbidae. The bird is also called the American Mourning Dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove. It ranges from Central America to southern Canada, in...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/mourning_dove/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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86.  
Mourning Warbler  [Geothlypis philadelphia]
The Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. These 13 cm long birds have yellow underparts, olive-green upperparts and pink legs. Adult males have a grey hood and a black patch on the throat and breast...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/mourning_warbler/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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87.  
Muskrat
The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), the only species in genus Ondatra and tribe Ondatrini, is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and is an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetland...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/muskrat/ - Last revised: May 14, 2018
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88.  
Mute Swan  [Cygnus olor]
Binomial name Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789) Synonyms Anas olor Gmelin, 1789 Cygnus olor immutabilis var. Sthenelides olor, Cygnus paloregonus, no subspecies. The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a Eurasian member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. A...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/mute_swan/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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89.  
Nashville Warbler  [Oreothlypis ruficapilla]
The Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, is a small songbird in the New World warbler family.They have olive-brown upperparts, a white belly and a yellow throat and breast; they have a white eye ring, no wing bars and a thin pointed bill. Adult males...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/nashville_warbler/ - Last revised: Apr 09, 2020
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90.  
Northern Bobwhite  [Colinus virginianus]
The Northern Bobwhite, Virginia Quail or (in its home range) Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) is a ground-dwelling bird native to North America and northern Central America and the Caribbean. It is a member of the group of species known as New World q...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/northern_bobwhite/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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91.  
Northern Cardinal  [Cardinalis cardinalis]
The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a member of the cardinal family of birds in North America. The bird's name comes from the red-robed Roman Catholic Cardinals. Its crested head is also said to resemble a bishop's mitre. Cardinals have been...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/northern_cardinal/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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92.  
Northern Parula  [Setophaga americana]
The Northern Parula, Parula americana, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.This species is migratory, wintering in the southern Florida, Central America and the West Indies. This species is a ve...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/northern_parula/ - Last revised: May 14, 2018
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93.  
Northern Waterthrush  [Parkesia noveboracensis]
The Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) is one of the larger New World warblers. It breeds in the northern part of North America in Canada, and in the northern United States, (in areas including Alaska). This bird is migratory, wintering in Cent...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/northern_waterthrush/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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94.  
Orchard Oriole  [Icterus spurius]
The Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius, is the smallest species of icterid blackbird at 6.3 inches (16 cm) long and a weight of 20 g. The specific name spurius refers to the original misidentification of the male as a female Baltimore Oriole. These birds are...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/orchard_oriole/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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95.  
Ovenbird  [Seiurus aurocapilla]
Ovenbirds are also the Furnariidae family of Neotropical suboscines, specifically the tribe Furnarini which contains the horneros.The Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.Ovenbirds are 14 cm long and weigh 18...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ovenbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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96.  
Painted Turtle
The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) is a reptile that is common in southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico and is a water turtle related to other water turtles such as sliders and cooters. This turtle lives in ponds, lakes, marshes, and i...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/reptiles/painted_turtle/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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97.  
Palm Warbler  [Setophaga palmarum]
The Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.These birds have dark legs and thin pointed bills, and adults display a rusty cap. Eastern birds have brownish olive upperparts, yellow underparts, and rusty streaks...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/palm_warbler/ - Last revised: May 14, 2018
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98.  
Philadelphia Vireo  [Vireo philadelphicus]
The Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus, is a small songbird. Adults are mainly olive-brown on the upperparts with yellow underparts; they have dark eyes and a grey crown. There is a dark line through the eyes and a white stripe just over them. They...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/philadelphia_vireo/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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99.  
Pine Siskin  [Spinus pinus]
The Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus, is a small finch.Adults are brown on the upperparts and pale on the underparts, with heavy streaking throughout. They have a short forked tail. They have yellow patches in their wings and tail, not always visible; otherwi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/pine_siskin/ - Last revised: Oct 28, 2020
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100.  
Prothonotary Warbler  [Protonotaria citrea]
The Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is the only member of the genus Protonotaria.The Prothonotary Warbler is 13 cm long and weighs 12.5 g. It has an olive back with blue-grey wings and tai...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/prothonotary_warbler/ - Last revised: May 07, 2019
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101.  
Purple Gallinule  [Porphyrio martinica]
This article is about the (American) Purple Gallinule, (Porphyrio martinica). For information on the Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio), see Purple Swamphen. The American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Ralli...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/purple_gallinule/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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102.  
Purple Martin  [Progne subis]
The Purple Martin (Progne subis) is the largest North American swallow at 20 cm length. Adults have a slightly forked tail. These "aerial acrobats" have speed and agility in flight, and when approaching their housing, will dive from the sky with their win...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/purple_martin/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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103.  
Raccoon
The raccoon (Procyon lotor), sometimes spelled as racoon, and also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon and colloquially as coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. As a result of escapes and deliberate intr...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/raccoon/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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104.  
Red-bellied Woodpecker  [Melanerpes carolinus]
The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. Its common name is somewhat mi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_bellied_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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105.  
Red-breasted Nuthatch  [Sitta canadensis]
The Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, is a small songbird.Adults have blue-grey upperparts with reddish underparts; they have a white face with a black stripe through the eyes, a white throat, a straight grey bill and a black crown. This bird is sm...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_breasted_nuthatch/ - Last revised: Nov 01, 2022
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106.  
Red-eyed Vireo  [Vireo olivaceus]
The Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, is a small American songbird, 13-14 cm in length. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers. Adults are mainly olive-green on the upperparts with white underparts; they have a red ir...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_eyed_vireo/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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107.  
Red-headed Woodpecker  [Melanerpes erythrocephalus]
The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker from temperate North America. Their breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the eastern-central United States. Taxonomy The Red-headed Woodpec...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_headed_woodpecker/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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108.  
Red-shouldered Hawk  [Buteo lineatus]
The Red-shouldered Hawk, (Buteo lineatus), is a medium-sized hawk. Their breeding range is in eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern Mexico; also northeastern-central Mexico.Males are 43 to 58 cm (17 to 23 in) long, weigh abo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_shouldered_hawk/ - Last revised: Oct 28, 2020
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109.  
Red-winged Blackbird  [Agelaius phoeniceus]
The Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and Guatemala, with isolated...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_winged_blackbird/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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110.  
Ring-billed Gull  [Larus delawarensis]
The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.Adults are 49 cm length and with a 124 cm wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and t...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ring_billed_gull/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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111.  
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  [Pheucticus ludovicianus]
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family.The adult is 19 cm long and weighs 47 g. It has dark upperparts, white underparts and a large pale bill. The adult male has a black head, wings and upp...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/rose_breasted_grosbeak/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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112.  
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  [Archilochus colubris]
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America.The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is 7-9 cm long with an 8-11 cm wingspan,...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ruby_throated_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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113.  
Ruddy Turnstone  [Arenaria interpres]
The Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ruddy_turnstone/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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114.  
Ruff  [Bonasa umbellus]
Satellite male with white ruff The Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) is a medium-sized wader. It is usually considered the only member of its genus Philomachus, but more recent research (Thomas et al, 2004) indicates that the Broad-billed and Sharp-tailed Sandpip...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ruff/ - Last revised: Jul 08, 2024
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115.  
Scarlet Tanager  [Piranga olivacea]
The Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, is a medium-sized American songbird. Traditionally placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae) it is now thought to be much closer to cardinals (Cardinalidae). With their coloration, they somewhat remind of the Norther...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/scarlet_tanager/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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116.  
Snowy Owl  [Bubo scandiacus]
The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. The...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/snowy_owl/ - Last revised: Jan 09, 2023
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117.  
Song Sparrow  [Melospiza melodia]
The Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia, is a medium-sized American sparrow.Adults have brown upperparts with dark streaks on the back and are white underneath with dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of the breast. They have a brown cap and a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/song_sparrow/ - Last revised: Jan 30, 2023
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118.  
Summer Tanager  [Piranga rubra]
The Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra, is a medium-sized songbird. It was usually considered a fairly typical kind of tanager and placed in the Thraupidae, but is more likely a relative of the cardinals (Cardinalidae).Their breeding habitat is open wooded are...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/summer_tanager/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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119.  
Swainson's Thrush  [Catharus ustulatus]
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), also called Olive-backed Thrush, is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 16-18 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing patterm characteristic of Catharus thrushes. Swainson's Thrush was named after Wi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/swainsons_thrush/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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120.  
Tennessee Warbler  [Oreothlypis peregrina]
The Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina, is a New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America across Canada and the northern USA. It is migratory, wintering in southern Central America. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. This bird was...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/tennessee_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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121.  
Thayer's Gull  [Larus thayeri]
The Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) is a large gull native to North America that breeds in the Arctic islands of Canada and primarily winters on the Pacific coast, from southern Alaska to the Gulf of California, though there are also wintering populations o...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/thayers_gull/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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122.  
Tree Swallow  [Tachycineta bicolor]
The Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, is a migratory passerine bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.This swallow averages 13.5 cm (5 inches) long and weigh...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/tree_swallow/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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123.  
Trumpeter Swan  [Cygnus buccinator]
Binomial name Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1832 The Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is the largest native North American bird, if measured in terms of weight and length, and is (on average) the largest waterfowl species on earth. Males typically measu...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/trumpeter_swan/ - Last revised: Oct 02, 2019
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124.  
Tufted Titmouse  [Baeolophus bicolor]
The Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, is a small songbird from central North America, a species in the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The Black-crested Titmouse, which is found from central and southern Texas southwards, was included as a subspeci...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/tufted_titmouse/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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125.  
Turkey Vulture  [Cathartes aura]
The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most common vulture in the Americas. Despite the similarity in name and appearance, this species is unrelated to the Old World vultures of the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, hawks, kites and har...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/turkey_vulture/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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126.  
Veery  [Catharus fuscescens]
The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a small thrush species. It is occasionally called Willow Thrush or Wilson's Thrush. This species is 16-18 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member o...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/veery/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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127.  
Warbling Vireo  [Vireo gilvus]
The Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus, is a small songbird.Adults are 12 cm long and weigh 12 g. They are mainly olive-grey on the head and upperparts with white underparts; they have brown eyes and the front of the face is light. There is a white supercilium....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/warbling_vireo/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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128.  
Whip-poor-will  [Caprimulgus vociferus]
The Whip-poor-will or whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized (22-27 cm) nightjar from North and Central America. The Whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen. It is named onomatopoeically after its call. This...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/whip_poor_will/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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129.  
White-breasted Nuthatch  [Sitta carolinensis]
The White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, is a small songbird.The adult birds are about 155 millimeters (6 inches) long. In the adult male the cap and a band on the upper mantle are black. The rest of the upper parts are a pale blue-gray. The wing...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/white_breasted_nuthatch/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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130.  
White-crowned Sparrow  [Zonotrichia leucophrys]
The White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a medium-sized sparrow native to North America.Adults are 18 cm long and have black and white stripes on their head, a grey face, brown streaked upper parts and a long tail. The wings are brown with ba...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/white_crowned_sparrow/ - Last revised: Jan 30, 2023
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131.  
White-tailed Deer  [Odocoileus virginianus couesi]
The White tailed deer(Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer found throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America and northern portions of So...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/white_tailed_deer/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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132.  
White-throated Sparrow  [Zonotrichia albicollis]
The White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Emberizidae.It is a 17 cm long North American species, breeding in central Canada and New England. It nests either on the ground under shrubs or low in...
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133.  
Willow Flycatcher  [Empidonax traillii]
The Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.Adults have brown-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with whitish underparts; they have an indistinct white eye ring, white wing bars and...
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134.  
Wilson's Warbler  [Cardellina pusilla]
The Wilson's Warbler, (Wilsonia pusilla), is a New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America across Canada and south through the western USA.It is migratory, wintering in Central America. This is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.The Wilson's...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/wilsons_warbler/ - Last revised: Jul 09, 2024
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Wood Thrush  [Hylocichla mustelina]
The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a North American passerine bird. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American Robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The Wood Thrush...
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136.  
Yellow Warbler  [Setophaga petechia]
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/yellow_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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137.  
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  [Empidonax flaviventris]
The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.Adults have brownish-olive upperparts, darker on the wings and tail, with yellowish underparts; they have a white eye ring, white wing bar...
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138.  
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  [Coccyzus americanus]
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, is a cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are Rain Crow and Storm Crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging thunderstorms.Adults hav...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/yellow_billed_cuckoo/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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139.  
Yellow-rumped Warbler  [Setophaga coronata]
Three closely related North American bird forms—the eastern Myrtle Warbler, its western counterpart, Audubon's Warbler, and the Central American Goldman's Warbler—are periodically lumped as the Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata).Since 1973, Americ...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/yellow_rumped_warbler/ - Last revised: May 12, 2018
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Yellow-throated Vireo  [Vireo flavifrons]
The Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons, is a small American songbird.Adults are mainly olive on the head and upperparts with a yellow throat and white belly; they have dark eyes with yellow "spectacles". The tail and wings are dark with white wing ba...
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