22-27" (56-69 cm). W. 3'8" (1.1 m). Adult slate-gray with black head, white cheeks, yellowish crown, plumes, black bill, yellow or orange legs. In flight, feet, part of legs extend beyond tail. Immature grayish brown, finely speckled with white above.… read more
23-28" (58-71 cm). W. 3'8" (1.1 m). A medium-sized, short-necked heron with black crown, back, gray wings, white underparts. Bill short, black, legs pinkish or yellowish. In breeding season it has 2 or more long white plumes on back of head.… read more
13" (33 cm). Dark gray, with conspicuous white crown. Darker Rock Doves have shorter tails and white rather than blackish wing linings.… read more
3 3/4-4 1/2" (10-11 cm). Bronze above, white below, including throat; no gorget. Crown violet-blue; bill red with dark tip. Sexes similar.… read more
11-13" (28-33 cm). Head, wings, and tail blue (conspicuous when it glides in a long, undulating flight); back dull brown; underparts light gray. No crest; dusky face mask. White throat offset by incomplete blue necklace.… read more
11" (28 cm). Head, wings, and tail blue (conspicuous when it glides in a long, undulating flight); back pale gray-brown; underparts pale with faint brown streaks. No crest; black eyemask; whitish forehead. White throat offset by blue necklace.… read more
11 1/2 -13" (29-33 cm). Similar to Scrub Jay but larger and more muted, without white markings on throat or above eyes. Dull blue head, rump, wings, and tail; gray back and dusky ear patch. Formerly known as Gray-breasted Jay.… read more
17-21" (43-53 cm). Stocky black bird with stout bill and fan-shaped tail. Smaller Northwestern Crow has hoarser voice; larger Common Raven has wedge-shaped tail.… read more
16-17" (41-43 cm). Black with a slight purplish gloss; smaller and more slender than American Crow.… read more
21-27" (53-69 cm). Similar to the American Crow but larger, with heavier bill and wedge-shaped tail. At rest, throat appears shaggy because of long, lance-shaped feathers. Often soars like a hawk.… read more
19-21" (48-53 cm). Similar to Common Raven, but somewhat smaller. White bases on feathers of neck seldom seen. Best told by voice.… read more
15" (38 cm). A small glossy crow, all black, including bill and feet.… read more
17" (43 cm). All black, somewhat smaller than American Crow, but size is deceptive in the field. Best told by voice.… read more
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
12" (30 cm). Bright blue above with much white and black in the wings and tail; dingy white below; black facial markings; prominent crest.… read more
12-13 1/2" (30-34 cm). The only western jay with a crest. Front half of bird sooty black, rear dark blue-gray, with tight black crossbarring on secondaries and tail. Lightly streaked eyebrow, chin, and forehead markings vary considerably.… read more
14-18" (36-46 cm). Large and long-tailed. Dusky brown above with darker brown head, paler on breast and whitish on belly and flanks. Bill thick, black in adults and yellow in immatures.… read more
12" (30 cm). Strikingly colored, with bright green body and green tail with yellow on the sides; brilliant blue crown and cheeks; rest of head, throat, and breast black.… read more
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
9-11 3/4" (23-30 cm). A stocky, short-tailed jay. Long slender bill gives it a resemblance to Clark's Nutcracker. Gray-blue, darkest on head, with white streaking on throat. Crow-like flight and flocking habits.… read more
12-13" (30-33 cm). Pigeon-sized, with flashing black, white, gray pattern. Light gray, dark eye, long sharply pointed bill. Black wing, Wing white at trailing edge; black tail, white outer feathers. Face white, forehead to chin; belly white.… read more
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
10-13" (25-33 cm). Gray above, whitish below. Forehead and throat white; nape and stripe through eye dull black. Immatures sooty-gray.… read more
17 1/2 -22" (44-56 cm). Large black and white bird with long tail, dark bill. Bill, head, breast, underparts black, with green iridescence on wings, tail. White belly, shoulders; white primaries conspicuous as white wing patches in flight.… read more
16-18" (41-46 cm). Yellow bill , bare yellow area of skin behind eye. Large white wing patches, long, wedge-shaped, iridescent greenish-black tail. Juvenile has blackish beak and lacks bare face patch.… read more
3 3/4-4 1/2" (10-11 cm). Tiny. Green, narrow white eye ring. 2 white wing bars with dark area beyond second. Males have tuft of red feathers on crown, kept concealed unless bird is aroused.… read more
3 1/2 -4" (9-10 cm). Tiny. Olive green above, paler below, 2 dull-white wing bars. Eyebrow white, crown orange bordered with yellow (adult males) or solid yellow (females, young birds); narrow black line separates crown patch from white eyebrow.… read more
4 1/2-5 1/2" (11-14 cm). Olive green above with orange crown feathers, which usually remain hidden. Olive-yellow underparts with very faint breast streaking. No eye ring or wing bars.… read more
5-6" (13-15 cm). Rufous crown, darker rufous eye stripe on gray head; conspicuous black "whisker" mark. Mantle gray with rufous-brown streaks; underparts unstreaked gray. Juveniles, buff-colored breast, faint streaking and little, if any, rufous marking.… read more
6-7" (15-18 cm). Gold crown bordered by wide black cap. Dusky bill. Brown above, unstreaked gray breast, cheek, collar; 2 white wing bars. Fall immatures have 2 dark brown crown stripes with dusky yellowish central area, trace of "mustache" stripe.… read more
6-7 1/2" (15-19 cm). Slender, generally erect posture. Crown has bold black and white stripes. Upperparts streaked, underparts clear pearly gray. Pink bill. Young, similar, but crown stripes buff, dark brown, underparts washed with dull buff.… read more
5 3/4-6 3/4" (15-17 cm). Dark brown back and underparts; black forehead; gray nape and crown; pink shoulder and rump. Face gray in coastal birds, brown in interior populations. Female is similar, but less colorful.… read more
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