Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
The Western Grebe is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include "dabchick", "swan grebe" and "swan-necked grebe".
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Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
The Western Scrub Jay, is a species of scrub jay native to western North America. It ranges from southern Washington to central Texas and central Mexico. It comprises three distinct subspecies groups, all of which may be separate species.
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Great Egret Ardea alba
The Great Egret also known as Common Egret, Large Egret or Great White Heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized.
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Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
The Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America as well as the Caribbean and the Galapagos Islands.
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Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
The Verdin is a species of penduline tit. It is the only species in the genus Auriparus and the only species in the family to be found in the New World. The Verdin is a very small bird.
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Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
The Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird.
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California Quail Callipepla californica
The California Quail, also known as the California Valley Quail or Valley Quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is the state bird of California.
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Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
The Costa's Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird. The Costa's Hummingbird is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3–3.5 in in length.
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American Kestrel Falco sparverius
The American Kestrel, sometimes colloquially known as the Sparrow Hawk, is a small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas. It is the most common falcon in North America, and is found in a wide variety of habitats.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
The Magnificent Frigatebird was sometimes previously known as Man O'War or Man of War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds.
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American Coot Fulica americana
The American Coot is a bird of the family Rallidae. Though commonly mistaken to be ducks, American Coots belong to a distinct order.
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Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
The Greater Roadrunner, taxonomically classified as Geococcyx californianus, meaning "Californian Earth-cuckoo," is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.
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Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
The Hooded Oriole is a medium-sized New World oriole.
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Xantus's Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii
Xantus's Hummingbird, Basilinna xantusii, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 8–9 cm long, and weighs approximately 3-4 g. Adults are colored predominantly green on their upperparts and back. The tail is darkly colored and straight. Source: Wikipedia.org
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
The Gila Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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Cormorant Phalacrocoracidae
The bird family Phalacrocoracidae or the cormorants is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.
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