Killdeer
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Charadrius vocifurus OTHER NAMES: killdee; pasture-bird; noisy plover; field plover; chattering plover STATUS: Breeder. Common in all regions and seasons. Low Conservation Concern. DESCRIPTION: Killdeer (Charadrius vocifurus) are one o …
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lophodytes cucullatus STATUS: Rare breeder. Fairly common in winter, spring, and fall, and rare in summer in all regions. Low Conservation Concern. DESCRIPTION: The smallest of the three mergansers occurring in North America, the hoode …
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SCIENTIFIC NAME:Melanerpes carolinus STATUS: Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions. Lowest Conservation Concern. DESCRIPTION: The most common woodpecker in the southeast, the red-bellied woodpecker is about nine to ten inches tall with a wingspan …
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The Red-tailed Hawk is Alabama’s largest hawk, with a wingspan of over four feet. Females are larger than males. Adults are easily identified by their dark reddish tail feathers, not present in first-year birds. This predatory bird soars effortlessly w …
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