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birds-that-screm · 1 year

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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

#arctic tern #sterna paradisaea #laridae #charadriiformes #bryan calk #birds

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baby-bird-beaks · 1 year

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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

#arctic tern #sterna paradisaea #laridae #charadriiformes #bryan calk #birds

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herpsandbirds · 1 month

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Since it's almost that time of year for us, could we get a post on...

The Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

Yes absolutely, one of my favorite prairie birds!

Time to start booming!!!

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), male, calling on a lek, fully inflated, and fully erect, and on display!, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Illinois, USA

Some populations of this bird are endangered or threatened, due to habitat loss and introduced species.

The Attawater's Prairie Chicken subspecies (Coastal Texas Prairie) is endangered, and the Heath Hen subspecies (Coastal NE U.S. Heathlands) is extinct.

photograph by Ryan Sanderson

Males face off on a lek in Yuma, Colorado

photograph by Bryan Calk

Lone male in Yuma, Colorado

photograph by Cristian Hagerlocher

Female in Logan, Kansas

photograph by Zach Millen

Atwatter's hen with chick

via: North American Grouse Partnership

#prairie chicken #grouse #tympanachus #phasianidae #galliformes #bird #ornithology #north america

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alonglistofbirds · 9 months

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[1657/10977] Bridled titmouse - Baeolophus wollweberi

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Paroidea Family: Paridae (tits, chickadees and titmice)

Photo credit: Bryan Calk via Macaulay Library

#birds #Bridled titmouse #Passeriformes #Passeri #Paroidea #Paridae #Baeolophus #birds a to z #undescribed

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birds-and-friends · 2 years

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Quails in the genus Callipepla - california, gambel’s, scaled and elegant

Photos from Macaulay Library: Paul Fenwick - ML54069561 | Brandon Nidiffer - ML389091521 | Antonio Robles - ML203833111 | Bryan Calk - ML197015331

#animals #birds #wildlife #quail #california quail #gambel's quail #scaled quail #elegant quail #photo #op

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battle-of-the-birds · 1 year

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Remember to read about the contestants before voting!

Steller’s Jay

The Steller’s Jay is a bird with wonderful plumage, but also a wonderful brain too. Related to the blue Jay, so much so that interspecies breeding has been seen, this bird will copy the call of the red tailed Hawk in order to scare away birds from potential food sources. Learn More!

California Condor

The blast from the past, the California Condor is not entirely unlike the Coelacanth. They are from a time of giants, a prehistoric creature who is STILL WITH US today! This particular Condor in the photo is named “Amigo”. There are so few of them, almost all of them are tagged with particular names. It was brought back from the brink of extinction, and we are very lucky to still have them here with us. Learn More!

(Steller’s Jay photo by Bryan Calk) (California Condor photo by Patrick Sysiong)

#bird battle #round one #birds #bird #steller’s Jay #California condor

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proton-wobbler · 2 months

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Warbler Showdown; Bracket 10, Poll 2

White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana)

IUCN Rating: Vulnerable

Range: resident; montane regions of Hispaniola

Habitat: pine forests, especially above 1300m, as well as humid broadleaf forests with a dense understory

Subspecies: none

Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: semi-migratory; breeds from southern Arizona and New Mexico down to northern Nicaragua. The northern population (AZ, NM, Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon) move south for winter.

Habitat: prefers open forests heavy with pine, fir and an understory with oak.

Subspecies: 5

Image Sources: WWWA (Mark Van Beirs); Ocotero (Bryan Calk)

#nww showdown #white winged warbler #olive warbler #ocotero #peucedramidae #phaenicophilidae #xenoligea #passeriformes

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fascinator-birds · 3 years

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