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Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
The white-throated sparrow is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It measures 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) in length with a wingspan of 23 cm (9.1 in). It measures 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) in length with a wingspan of 23 cm (9.1 in).
This is a List of birds of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Texas.Unless otherwise stated, this list is based on a list published by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS). [1]
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Elaina Marie Tuttle (November 9, 1963 – June 15, 2016) was an American behavioral geneticist and biology professor whose academic research focused on ornithology and study of the white-throated sparrow.
Rufous-collared sparrow: south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola Zonotrichia querula: Harris's sparrow: north part of central Canada (primarily the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, ranging slightly into northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan) †Zonotrichia robusta: Miramar Formation, Argentina (Pleistocene) [3]
Green-backed sparrow: Arremonops chloronotus (Salvin, 1861) 25 Black-striped sparrow: Arremonops conirostris (Bonaparte, 1850) 26 Tocuyo sparrow: Arremonops tocuyensis Todd, 1912: 27 Five-striped sparrow: Amphispizopsis quinquestriata (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) 28 Black-throated sparrow: Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850) 29 Lark sparrow
Those that breed in the northern parts of North America, such as the white-throated sparrow and Lincoln's sparrow, migrate further southward into the continent during the winter, while others like the dark-eyed junco have been able to adapt to staying all year-round in some areas of North America. Most North American passerellid species usually ...