Cactus Wrens, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus anthonyi, 8.5 in. / 21.59 cm. COMMON in low cactus and brush in desert or coastal sage-scrub, with open gravelly ground.
State bird of Arizona.
Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA.
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Tags: Campylorrhynchus brunneicapillus U.S. State Birds. Cactus Wren Troglodytidae Wrens ©bryanjsmith Birds of Arizona
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Willow Ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus alascensis, 38.1 cm / 15 in. UNCOMMON, mainly found on low flat tundra in and near stunted willows close to tree line. Photographed in June 2007.
State bird for Alaska.
Denali National Park, Denali Borough, Alaska.
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Tags: Birds of Alaska Willow Ptarmigan Willow Grouse Pheasants, Grouse and Allies Phasianidae Lagopus lagopus alascensis ©bryanjsmith
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Male California Quail, Callipepla californica, 10 in. / 25.4 cm. COMMON. Found in coastal chaparral habitat of dense brush and weedy thickets. Often seen along roadsides or field edges. A small covey of quail came out of the shrubbery near the parking lot. Handheld.
Sycamore Cove, Pt. Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California, USA..
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Tags: California Quail Callipepla californica. Odontophoridae New World Quail Birds of California State Bird of California ©bryanjsmith
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California Gull, Larus californicus californicus, 53.34 cm. / 21 in. COMMON on ponds, lakes, and coastlines.
Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City and County, Utah, USA. State Bird of Utah.
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Tags: California Gull Larus californicus Birds of Utah Birds of Salt Lake City. Laridae Gulls, Terns and Skimmers State Bird of Utah ©bryanjsmith
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Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, 25.4 cm / 10 in. COMMON and conspicuous in suburban developments, brushy fields. State bird of Arkansa, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.
Published in "Birds of Southeastern Arizona", by Richard Cachor Taylor, page 308, published by R. W. Morse Company.
Reid Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States. ©bryanjsmith.
Tags: Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Mimidae Bird Watcher Mockingbirds and Thrashers Birds of Arizona ©bryanjsmith
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