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List Of Klamath Basin Birds
The following bird species are found in the Klamath Basin, Oregon, and related areas; (a few species listed are only "native" and have a larger continental range). The Klamath Basin is within the Pacific Flyway so, over 350 species can be spotted migrating through the flyover.Klamath Basin Birding Trail Presented by Klamath Basin Wingwatchers organization. See also * Amphibians and reptiles of Oregon * List of birds of Oregon * List of native Oregon plants * Lists of Oregon-related topics * Audubon Society of PortlandReferences {{Oregon Lists of fauna of Oregon, Birds, Klamath Basin Lists of birds of the United States, Oregon Biota of Oregon Klamath River, Birds ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturnella Neglecta1 (edit1)
The genus ''Sturnella'' are North American grassland birds called meadowlarks. The genus was previously lumped with the South American meadowlarks now placed in the genus ''Leistes''. It includes two or three species of largely insectivore, insectivorous grassland birds. In all species the male at least has a black or brown back and extensively yellow underparts. Taxonomy and list of species The genus ''Sturnella'' was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot with the eastern meadowlark (''Sturnella magna'') as the type species. The name ''Sturnella'' is a diminutive of the Latin ''sturnus'' meaning "starling". By the early 20th century, the meadowlarks were split. Only the "yellow-breasted" meadowlarks (eastern and western meadowlarks, including Lilian's) remained in the genus ''Sturnella''. The red-breasted and white-browed meadowlarks were moved to the genus ''Leistes'', while the pampas meadowlark, Peruvian meadowlark and long-tailed meadowla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Bluebird
The mountain bluebird (''Sialia currucoides'') is a small migratory thrush that is found in mountainous districts of western North America. It has a light underbelly and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills and are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter underneath. Adult females have duller blue wings and tail, grey breast, grey crown, throat and back. In fresh fall plumage, the female's throat and breast are tinged with red-orange which is brownish near the flank, contrasting with white tail underparts. Their call is a thin 'few' while their song is a warbled high 'chur chur'. The mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada. This bird is an omnivore and it can live 6 to 10 years in the wild. It eats spiders, grasshoppers, flies and other insects, and small fruits. The mountain bluebird is a relative of the eastern and western bluebirds. Taxonomy The mountain bluebird was formally described in 1798 by the German naturalist, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, and give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myiarchus Cinerascens
The ash-throated flycatcher (''Myiarchus cinerascens'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Taxonomy First described in 1851 by George Newbold Lawrence from a specimen collected in western Texas in the United States, the ash-throated flycatcher was initially given the scientific name ''Tyrannula cinerascens''. The species was mistakenly described again in 1851 as ''Tyrannula mexicanus'' — an error that was corrected in 1859 when Philip Lutley Sclater analyzed the tyrant flycatchers known from Mexico and realized that both scientific names referred to the same species. During the same analysis, Slater moved the ash-throated flycatcher from the genus ''Tyrannula'' to its current genus, '' Myiarchus''. In the past, the ash-throated flycatcher has sometimes been considered to be conspecific with Nutting's flycatcher, but there are morphological and vocal differences between the two. There is disagreement as to whether the two species hybridize. The ash-throate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash-throated Flycatcher
The ash-throated flycatcher (''Myiarchus cinerascens'') is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Taxonomy First described in 1851 by George Newbold Lawrence from a specimen collected in western Texas in the United States, the ash-throated flycatcher was initially given the scientific name ''Tyrannula cinerascens''. The species was mistakenly described again in 1851 as ''Tyrannula mexicanus'' — an error that was corrected in 1859 when Philip Lutley Sclater analyzed the tyrant flycatchers known from Mexico and realized that both scientific names referred to the same species. During the same analysis, Slater moved the ash-throated flycatcher from the genus ''Tyrannula'' to its current genus, ''Myiarchus''. In the past, the ash-throated flycatcher has sometimes been considered to be conspecific with Nutting's flycatcher, but there are morphological and vocal differences between the two. There is disagreement as to whether the two species hybridize. The ash-throated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calypte Anna -San Luis Obispo, California, USA -male -flying-8
''Calypte'' is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two species found in western North America. Taxonomy The genus ''Calypte'' was introduced in 1856 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The type species was subsequently designated as Costa's hummingbird. Gould did not explain the derivation of the genus name but it is probably from the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ... ''kaluptrē'' meaning "woman’s veil" or "head-dress" (from ''kaluptō'' meaning "to cover"). The genus now contains two species. Species References *"National Geographic". ''Field Guide to the Birds of North America''. . Hummingbirds Bird genera {{hummingbird-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna's Hummingbird
Anna's hummingbird (''Calypte anna'') is a medium-sized bird species of the family Trochilidae. It was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. It is native to western coastal regions of North America. In the early 20th century, Anna's hummingbirds bred only in northern Baja California and southern California. The transplanting of exotic ornamental plants in residential areas throughout the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range. Year-round residence of Anna's hummingbirds in the Pacific Northwest is an example of ecological release dependent on acclimation to colder winter temperatures, introduced plants, and human provision of nectar feeders during winter. These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue. They also consume small insects and other arthropods caught in flight or gleaned from vegetation. Taxonomy Anna's hummingbird was formally described and illu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ixoreus Naevius -Washington, USA -female-8
The varied thrush (''Ixoreus naevius'') is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Ixoreus''. Taxonomy The varied thrush was formally described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 under the binomial name ''Turdus naevius''. Gmelin based his description of the "Spotted thrush" that had been described by John Latham in 1783 from specimens owned by Joseph Banks. These had been collected near Nootka Sound (formerly King George's Sound) which separates Nootka Island from Vancouver Island on the Pacific coast of Canada. The varied thrush is now the only species placed in the genus ''Ixoreus'' that was introduced by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The genus name ''Ixoreus'' comes from the Ancient Greek ''ixos'' meaning "mistletoe". This was a synonym of a former name for the mockingbird genus, '' Mimus''; Bonaparte assumed wrongly that, because Swainson had shown a mockingbird and this thrush on the same plate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varied Thrush
The varied thrush (''Ixoreus naevius'') is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Ixoreus''. Taxonomy The varied thrush was formally described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 under the binomial name ''Turdus naevius''. Gmelin based his description of the "Spotted thrush" that had been described by John Latham in 1783 from specimens owned by Joseph Banks. These had been collected near Nootka Sound (formerly King George's Sound) which separates Nootka Island from Vancouver Island on the Pacific coast of Canada. The varied thrush is now the only species placed in the genus ''Ixoreus'' that was introduced by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The genus name ''Ixoreus'' comes from the Ancient Greek ''ixos'' meaning "mistletoe". This was a synonym of a former name for the mockingbird genus, ''Mimus''; Bonaparte assumed wrongly that, because Swainson had shown a mockingbird and this thrush on the same plate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The specific name ''guttatus'' is Latin for "spotted". Description This species measures in length, spans across the wings and weighs . Among standard measurements, the wing chord is , the bill is and the tarsus is . It is more compact and stockier than other North American ''Catharus'' thrushes, with relatively longer wings. The hermit thrush has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of ''Catharus'' thrushes. Adults are mainly brown on the upperparts, with reddish tails. The underparts are white with dark spots on the breast and grey or brownish flanks. They have pink legs and a white eye ring. Birds in the east are more olive-brown on the upperparts; western birds are more grey-brown. Behavior Hermit thrushes breed in coniferous o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermit Thrush
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. The specific name ''guttatus'' is Latin for "spotted". Description This species measures in length, spans across the wings and weighs . Among standard measurements, the wing chord is , the bill is and the tarsus is . It is more compact and stockier than other North American ''Catharus'' thrushes, with relatively longer wings. The hermit thrush has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of ''Catharus'' thrushes. Adults are mainly brown on the upperparts, with reddish tails. The underparts are white with dark spots on the breast and grey or brownish flanks. They have pink legs and a white eye ring. Birds in the east are more olive-brown on the upperparts; western birds are more grey-brown. Behavior Hermit thrushes breed in coniferous o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catharus Ustulatus -North Dakota-8a
The genus ''Catharus'' is an evolutionary clade of forest-dwelling passerine birds in the family Turdidae (thrushes), commonly known as nightingale-thrushes. The extant species are widely distributed across the Americas and are descended from a common ancestor that lived 4–6 million years ago. Most of the species are shy of humans, seldom leaving the cover of dense forest vegetation, where their activities are hidden from view. Thus, many fundamental aspects of their biology and life histories are poorly known. Nightingale-thrushes are small omnivorous songbirds that, like their sister species the wood thrush (''Hylocichla mustelina''), exhibit a variety of migratory and non-migratory habits.Winker, Kevin & Pruett, Christin L. (2006):Seasonal migration, speciation, and morphological convergence in the avian genus ''Catharus'' (Turdidae)." ''Auk'' 123(4): 1052-1068. DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123 052:SMSAMC.0.CO;2 Multiple species are long-distance migrants that breed in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's thrush (''Catharus ustulatus''), also called olive-backed thrush and russet-backed thrush, is a medium-sized thrush. It is a member of genus ''Catharus'' and is typical of it in terms of its subdued coloration and beautiful, ascending flute-like voice. Swainson's thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist. Etymology The genus name ''Catharus'' comes from the Ancient Greek ''katharos'', "pure or clean" and refers to the plumage of the orange-billed nightingale-thrush ''C. aurantiirostris''. The specific ''ustuatus'' is Latin for "burnt", from ''urere'', "to burn". Habitat The breeding habitat of Swainson's thrush is coniferous woods with dense undergrowth across Canada, Alaska, and the northern United States; also, deciduous wooded areas on the Pacific coast of North America. Range & distribution These birds migrate to southern Mexico and as far south as Argentina. The coastal subspecies migrate down the Pacific coast of North America and win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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