List of Bird Species -- Bird Photos :: Phillip Colla Natural History Photography |
| Aix sponsa Wood duck Range: Southern Canada to Northern Mexico Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anas acuta Northern pintail Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anas crecca Green-winged teal Synonyms: green teal | 0 |
| Anas discors Blue-winged teal Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Synonyms: | 0 |
| Anous stolidus Brown noddy Synonyms: | 0 |
| Aquila chrysaetos Golden eagle Synonyms: gold eagle | 0 |
| Ardea alba Great egret Synonyms: white egret, great white egret | 0 |
| Ardea herodias Great blue heron Range: North America Synonyms: blue heron | 0 |
| Aythya affinis Lesser scaup Synonyms: | 0 |
| Branta bernicla Brant Synonyms: Brant goose | 0 |
| Bucephala albeola Bufflehead Synonyms: | 0 |
| Butorides sundevalli Lava heron Synonyms: | 0 |
| Catoptrophurus semipalmatus Willet Synonyms: | 0 |
| Creagrus furcata Swallowtail gull Synonyms: swallow-tailed gull, swallowtailed gull | 0 |
| Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's jay Synonyms: blue jay | 0 |
| Diomedea irrorata Waved albatross Synonyms: | 0 |
| Egretta thula Snowy egret Synonyms: | 0 |
| Fratercula arctica Synonyms: | 0 |
| Fregata magnificens Magnificent frigatebird Synonyms: Magnificent frigate bird | 0 |
| Fregata minor Great frigatebird Synonyms: Great frigate bird | 0 |
| Fregata sp. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Fulica americana American coot Synonyms: | 0 |
| Grus canadensis Sandhill crane Synonyms: | 0 |
| Gygis alba Fairy tern Synonyms: white tern, camar | 0 |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle Range: North America south to northern Mexico Synonyms: | 0 |
| Larus delawarensis Synonyms: | 0 |
| Larus heermanni Synonyms: | 0 |
| Larus occidentalis Western gull Synonyms: | 0 |
| Limosa fedoa Marbled godwit Synonyms: | 0 |
| Macrocystis pyrifera Giant kelp Synonyms: kelp forest, seaweed, sea weed, sea grass, sargazo gigante, harina de kelp, giant kelp, harina de la macroalga, gedroogde kelp, zeewier, reuzenkelp, braendeltang, macroalga marina, Phaeophyceae | 0 |
| Mirounga angustirostris Elephant seal Synonyms: elefante marino, sea elephant, sea cow | 0 |
| Nannopterum harrisi Flightless cormorant Synonyms: | 0 |
| Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Synonyms: | 0 |
| Parabuteo unicinctus Harris' hawk Synonyms: Harris hawk | 0 |
| Pelagophycus porra Elkhorn kelp Synonyms: elk kelp | 0 |
| Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White pelican Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pelecanus occidentalis Synonyms: | 0 |
| Pelecanus occidentalis californicus California brown pelican Range: Nesting by this subspecies is restricted to islands in the Gulf of California and along the outer coast from Baja California to West Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands in Southern California. Non-breeding California brown pelicans range northward along the Pacific Coast from the Gulf of California to Washington and southern British Columbia. Roosting and loafing sites provide important resting habitat for breeding and non-breeding birds. Important roosting sites include offshore rocks and islands, river mouths with sand bars, breakwaters, pilings, and jetties along the Pacific Coast and San Francisco Bay. Notable: The brown pelican was listed as endangered in 1970 because of widespread pollutant-related reproductive failures. They are extremely sensitive to bioaccumulation of the pesticide DDT, which causes reproductive failure by altering calcium metabolism and thinning eggshells. In 1985, brown pelicans on the Atlantic Coast, had recovered enough that they could be removed from the endangered species list. Although California breeding populations have rebounded since the elimination of DDT use, persistent residues in the coastal environment continue to cause chronic reproductive problems. Despite the banning of DDT, some birds still show relatively high levels of pesticides in their tissues. Pelicans are dependent on northern anchovies and Pacific sardines, which have declined due to over-fishing by humans. Breeding populations and nesting productivity vary dramatically from year to year depending on El Nino events and other climatic changes. Pelicans are also threatened by the possibility of oil spills from tanker traffic in the Santa Barbara Channel, disturbance at post-breeding roosts on the central California coast, entanglement with hooks and fishing line, and disease outbreaks resulting from overcrowding in harbors. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Phaethon aethereus Red-billed tropicbird Synonyms: redbilled tropic bird, red billed tropic bird | 0 |
| Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested cormorant Synonyms: | 0 |
| Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt's cormorant Synonyms: | 0 |
| Phalacrocorax sp. Synonyms: | 0 |
| Phoenicopterus ruber Greater flamingo Synonyms: | 0 |
| Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed grebe Synonyms: | 0 |
| Recurvirostra americana American avocet Synonyms: | 0 |
| Rynchops niger Black skimmer Synonyms: | 0 |
| Spheniscus mendiculus Galapagos penguin Range: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sterna elegans Elegant tern Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sterna forsteri Forster's tern Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sterna fuscata Sooty tern Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sterna maxima Royal tern Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sula dactylatra Masked booby Synonyms: masked boobie | 0 |
| Sula granti Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sula leucogaster Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sula nebouxii Synonyms: | 0 |
| Sula sula Red-footed booby Synonyms: red footed booby, red-footed boobie | 0 |
| Turdus migratorius American robin Synonyms: | 0 |
Updated: May 16, 2008
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