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Bird Spotlights (29)
- Vulture,
Turkey (Cathartes aura)
- Hawk, Harris' (Parabuteo unicinctus)
- Hawk, Red-Tailed (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Kestrel,
American (Falco sparverius)
- Quail,
Gambel's (Callipepla gambelii)
- Dove, White-Winged (Zenaida asiatica)
- Dove, Mourning (Zenaida macroura)
- Dove,
Inca (Columbina inca)
- Roadrunner,
Greater (Geococcyx californianus)
- Hummingbird,
Black-Chinned (Archilochus alexandri)
- Hummingbird, Costa's (Calypte costae)
- Woodpecker, Gila (Melanerpes uropygialis)
- Flicker, Gilded (Colaptes auratus)
- Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
- Wren,
Cactus (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
- Mockingbird,
Northern (Mimus polyglottos)
- Thrasher,
Curve-Billed (Toxostoma longirostre)
- Gnatcatcher, Black-Tailed (Polioptila melanura)
- Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
- Cardinal,
Northern (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)
- Towhee,
Canyon (Pipilo fuscus)
- Sparrow, Black-Throated (Amphispiza bilineata)
- Sparrow,
White-Crowned (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Finch,
House (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- Sparrow,
House (Passer domesticus)
- Starling,
European (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Grackle,
Great-Tailed (Quiscalus mexicanus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
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 Our
birds add song to Tucson's desert areas. Many species of birds live year-round
or migrate into our area. For example, most Mourning Doves live here year-round,
whereas the White-winged Dove migrates into Tucson from Mexico during
the spring and summer to take advantage of the blooming and fruiting of
the Saguaro.
Major sources of information include Alden et al. (1999), ASDM (2000), Ehrlich
et al. (1988), National Geographic Society (1999). |
