Category: Conservation
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Horned Lark
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Horned Lark is a Fairly Common Yearround Resident in California’s Central Valley and can be found in Grasslands, Open Fields and Freshwater Wetlands.
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PRONG-BILLED BARBET – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Prong-billed Barbet is restricted to the moss and epiphyte-laden cloud-forest along the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and western Panama.
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Northern Shoveler
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Northern Shoveler is a Common Winter Visitor and Rare Summer Visitor in California’s Central Valley and can be found in Freshwater Wetlands and Open Water.
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RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Rufous-tailed Jacamar is a beautiful inhabitant of forest edges and clearings of Central and South America.
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White-crowned Sparrow
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The White-crowned Sparrow is a Common Winter Visitor in California’s Central Valley and can be found in backyards, at bird feeder stations ans most habitats with shrubs and trees.
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WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The White-whiskered Puffbird inhabits humid evergreen forests and shady forest edges from southeastern Mexico to Ecuador. Unlike most other species of puffbird, the White-whiskered shows noticeable differences in plumage between the sexes with males showing strong rufous tones to the face and chest.
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Turkey Vulture
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Turkey Vulture is a Common Yearround Resident in California’s Central Valley and can be found soaring over most habitats.
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GREEN KINGFISHER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Small kingfisher with disproportionately long bill. Dark glossy green above with white throat, collar, and spots on wings. Tail often held cocked up. White outer tail feathers spotted with green conspicuous in flight. Male has rufous breast; female breast white with spotted green double-collar.
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Cedar Waxwing
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Cedar Waxwing is a Common Winter Visitor in California’s Central Valley and can be found in backyards, city parks and most habitats with trees.
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AMAZON KINGFISHER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Amazon Kingfisher is a resident of lakeshores and large-slow flowing rivers from northern Mexico south to central Argentina. They are large dark bronzy green birds with a ragged crest, a white throat and collar, and a white belly; the breast of the male is rufous, while the female has…
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