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- Lewis's Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Black back
- Chest and mask soaked in the blood of his enemies
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- Habitat: Riparian and oak woodland
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- Acorn Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Black upperparts w/ white wing and rump patches
- Clown face
- Red crown
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- Habitat: Oak and riparian woodlands
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- Gila Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Pale buffy overall
- Black/white barred back
- Yellow on belly and vent
- Red crown
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- Habitat: Desert
- * CA endangered
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- Williamson's Sapsucker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Dark breast
- Yellow belly
- Red throat
- White above/below auriculars
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- Habitat: Coniferous forests
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- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Red head, nape, and breast
- White line from bill toward nape
- Black back w/ white spots
- Large white wing patch
- Yellow abdomen
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- Habitat: Coniferous forests and riparian woodlands
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- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Ladder black and white striping on back
- Red crown
- Underparts whitish w/ black spots
- Streaks on flank and undertail
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- Habitat: Desert scrub and desert riparian woodland
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- Nuttail's Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Small
- Black and white striped upperparts
- Upper back solid black
- Underparts whitish w/ spots and streaks
- Broad black eyeline and malar stripes joining at back
- Red crown does not extend past eye
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- Habitat: Oak and riparian woodlands
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- Downy Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Small, cute
- Primarily black upperparts
- White head stripes, spots on wings and along center of back (downy)
- White underparts
- Stubby bill, shorter than head
- Red nape patch
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- Habitat: Riparian woodland
- Smallest in N.A.
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- Hairy Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Small
- Similar to downy but with heavier bill
- Less spotting on wings
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- Habitat: Coniferous forests
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- White-headed Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Plumage black overall, w/ white head and wing patch
- Red cap on males
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- Habitat: Coniferous forests
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- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Dark-blackish back
- Barring on flanks
- White and black lines along malar region
- Male w/ yellow crown
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- Habitat: Coniferous forests
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- Northern Flicker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Spotted underside
- Crescent-shaped black breast patch
- Gray face
- Red malar stripe
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- Habitat: Riparian oak woodlands, coniferous forests
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- Gilded Flicker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Similar to Norther Flicker but yellow
- Gold wings
- Smaller than Northern
- Crescent-shaped flank markings
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- Habitat: Desert
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- Pileated Woodpecker
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
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- Large
- Black overall
- Red crest and malar stripe
- White line from bill across cheek and down neck
- White patch on underwing, and white wing lining
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- Habitat: Old coniferous forests
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- Belted Kingfisher (male)
- Order: Coraciiformes
- Family: Alcedinidae
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- Males: single grey-blue breast band
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- Habitat: Streams, rivers, lakes, and estuaries
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- Belted Kingfisher (female)
- Order: Coraciiformes
- Family: Alcedinidae
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- Female: Rufous sides and lower breast band in addition to upper greyish-blue breast band
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- Habitat: Streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries
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- American Kestrel (male)
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
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- Compact, toothed bill
- Smallish
- Vertical black stripes in front of and behind eye
- Blue-grey crown and rufous to orange back and rump
- Male: blue-grey wings, unbanded rufous tail w/ broad subterminal band, spotting on underparts
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- Habitat: Widespread in open to semi-open areas
- Smallest, most numerous and widespread falcon
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- American Kestrel (male)
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
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- Compact, toothed bill
- Smallish
- Vertical black stripes in front of and behind eye
- Blue-grey crown and rufous to orange back and rump
- Female: Rufous wings & tail barred black; underparts pale w/ heavy brown streaks
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- Habitat: Widespread
- Smallest, most numerous and widespread falcon in N.A.
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- Merlin
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
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- Small, w/ long pointed wings and long tail
- Tail dark w/ white terminal band, and several other pale bands
- Breast streaked rufous to brown
- Most lack a malar streak
- Males: grey-blue upperparts, blacker tails
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- Habitat: Open forests and grasslands
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- Prairie Falcon
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
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- Relatively large
- Pale brown upperparts
- Brown malar streak and ear patch w/ white between
- Underwing and tail overall pale, w/ dark axillaries and coverts
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- Habitat: Grasslands and scrub-steppe
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- Peregrine Falcon
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
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- Relatively large
- Bluish-grey upperparts
- Blackish head and malar streak, usually w/ pale cheek patch
- Underparts pale w/ blackish spotting or barring
- Underwing and undertail barred w/ pale grey and black
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- Habitat: Widespread in all habitats
- * CA Endangered
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- Red-crowned Parrot
- Order: Psittaciformes
- Family: Psittacidae
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- Habitat: Urban areas w/ flowering trees
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