Ornithology: ID Practice David Fan
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Long-Tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae) • What family does the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, and Hooded Merganser belong to?
Ring-Necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Wild Turkey
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys and Old World Quail (Phasianidae) • What family does the Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse, Greater PrairieChicken, and Wild Turkey belong to?
Northern Bobwhite
New World Quail (Odontophoridae) • What family does the Northern Bobwhite belong to?
Red-Throated Loon
Common Loon
Loons (Gaviidae) • What family does the Red-Throated Loon and Common Loon belong to?
Pied-Billed Grebe
Red-Necked Grebe
Grebes (Podicipedidae) • What family does the Pied-Billed Grebe and Red-Necked Grebe belong to?
Laysan Albatross
Black-Footed Albatross
Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) • What family does the Laysan Albatross and Black-Footed Albatross belong to?
Northern Fulmar
Pink-Footed Shearwater
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) • What family does the Northern Fulmar and Pink-footed Shearwater belong to?
American White Pelican
Pelicans (Pelecanidae) • What family does the American White Pelican belong to?
Double-Crested Cormorant
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) • What family does the Double-Crested Cormorant belong to?
Anhinga
Darters (Anhingidae) • What family does the Anhinga belong to?
Magnificent Frigatebird
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) • What family does the Magnificent Frigatebird belong to?
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae) • What family does the American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, and Black-Crowned Night-Heron belong to?
Roseate Spoonbill
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) • What family does the Roseate Spoonbill belong to?
Turkey Vulture
California Condor
New World Vultures (Cathartidae) • What family does the Turkey Vulture and California Condor belong to?
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies (Accipitridae) • What family does the Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Cooper’s hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, red-Tailed Hawk, and Golden Eagle belong to?
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) • What family does the Crested Caracara, American Kestrel, and Peregrine Falcon belong to?
Clapper Rail
Sora
Purple Gallinule
American Coot
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots • What family does the Clapper Rail, Sora, Purple gallinule, and American Coot belong to?
Whooping Crane
Cranes (Gruidae) • What family does the Whooping Crane belong to?
American Golden-Plover
Snowy Plover
Killdeer
Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae) • What family does the American GoldenPlover, Snowy plover, and Killdeer belong to?
American Oystercatcher
Oystercatcher (Haematopodidae) • What family does the American Oystercatcher belong to?
Black-Necked Stilt
American Avocet
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) • What family does the Black-Necked Stilt and American Avocet belong to?
Northern Jacana
Jacanas (Jacanidae) • What family does the Northern Jacana belong to?
Upland Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Dunlin
Wilson’s Snipe
American Woodcock
Wilson’s Phalarope
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae) • What family does the Upland Sanidpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin, Wilson’s Snipe, American Woodcock, and Wilson’s Phalarope belong to?
Laughing Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-Backed Gull
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) • What family does the Laughing Gull, California Gull, Herring Gull, Great BlackBacked Gull, Least Tern, Caspian Tern, Black Tern, and Black Skimmer belong to?
Pomarine Jaeger
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae) • What family does the Pomarine Jaeger belong to?
Common Murre
Black Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Tufted Puffin
Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae) • What family does the Common Murre, Black Guillemot, Marbled Murrelet, and Tufted Puffin belong to?
White-Winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) • What family does the White-Winged Dove, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, and Common Ground-Dove belong to?
Black-Billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner
Cuckoos, Roadrunners,and Anis (Cuclidae) • What family does the Black-Billed Cuckoo, and Greater Roadrunner belong to?
Barn Owl
Barn Owls (Tytonidae) • What family does the Barn Owl belong to?
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-Eared Owl
Barn Owls (Strigidae) • What family does the Great Horned Owl, Snowy Owl, Barred Owl, Great Gray Owl, and Long-Eared Owl belong to?
Common Pauraque
Chuck-Will’s-Widow
Whip-Poor-Will
Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae) • What family does the Common Pauraque, Chuck-Will’s-Widow, and Whip-Poor-Will belong to?
Chimney Swift
Swifts (Apodidae) • What family does the Chimney Swift belong to?
Blue-Throated Hummingbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) • What family does the Blue-Throated Hummingbird and Ruby-Throated Hummingbird belong to?
Elegant Trogon
Trogons (Trogonidae) • What family does the Elegant Trogon belong to?
Belted Kingfisher
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) • What family does the Belted Kingfisher belong to?
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae) • What family does the Red-Headed Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker, GoldenFronted Woodpecker, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, and Pileated Woodpecker belong to?
Olive-Sided Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) • What family does the Olive-Sided Flycatcher, Black Phoebe, Eastern Phoebe, Vermilion Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, and Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher belong to?
Loggerhead Shrike
Shrikes (Laniidae) • What family does the Loggerhead Shrike belong to?
Warbling Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo
Vireos (Vireonidae) • What family does the Warbling Vireo and Red-Eyed Vireo belong to?
Steller’s Jay
Blue Jay
Clark’s Nutcracker
Black-Billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Jays and Crows (Corvidae) • What family does the Steller’s Jay, Blue Jay,Clark’s Nutcracker, Black-Billed Magpie, American Crow, and Common Raven belong to?
Horned Lark
Larks (Alaudidae) • What family does the Horned Lark belong to?
Purple Martin
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Swallows (Hirundinidae) • What family does the Purple Martin, Cliff Swallow, and Barn Swallow belong to?
Carolina Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) • What family does the Carolina Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee, and Tufted Titmouse belong to?
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Nuthatches (Sittidae) • What family does the Red-Breasted Nuthatch, and White-Breasted Nuthatch belong to?
Brown Creeper
Creepers (Certhiidae) • What family does the Brown Creeper belong to?
Cactus Wren
Canyon Wren
Carolina Wren
Wrens (Troglodytidae) • What family does the Cactus Wren, Canyon Wren, and Carolina Wren belong to?
American Dipper
Dippers (Cinclidae) • What family does the American Dipper belong to?
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Kinglets (Regulidae) • What family does the Golden-Crowned Kinglet, and Ruby-Crowned Kinglet belong to?
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae) • What family does the Blue-Gray Gnat catcher belong to?
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Thrushes (Turdidae) • What family does the Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, and American Robin belong to?
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Curve-Billed Thrasher
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) • What family does the Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, and Curve-Billed Thrasher belong to?
Cedar Waxwing
Waxwings (Bombycillidae) • What family does the Cedar Waxwing belong to?
Phainopepla
Silky-Flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae) • What family does the Phainopepla belong to?
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-Breasted Chat
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae) • What family does the Yellow Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Black-Throated Green Warbler, Black-and-White Warbler, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Kentucky Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-Breasted Chat belong to?
Scarlet Tanager
Tanagers (Thraupidae) • What family does the Scarlet Tanager belong to?
Spotted Towhee
Black-Chinned Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Harris’s Sparrow
White-Crowned Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Emberizids (Emberizidae) • What family does the Spotted Towhee, Black-Chinned Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Lark Bunting, Harris’s Sparrow, WhiteCrowned Sparrow, Dark-Eyed Junco, Lapland Longspur and Snow Bunting belong to?
Northern Cardinal
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies (Cardinalidae) • What family does the Northern Cardinal, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, and Painted Bunting belong to?
Bobolink
Red-Winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Blackbirds (Icteridae) • What family does the Bobolink, RedWinged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-Headed Cowbird, and Baltimore Oriole belong to?
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Fingilline and Cardueline Finches, and Allies (Fringillidae) • What family does the Red Crossbill, American Goldfinch, and Evening Grosbeak belong to?