Unlike crows and ravens, jackdaws have light eyes and gray feathers on their head, neck and chest. … More birds will be added over time. The male has a bright yellow eye; the female's is dark. They resemble the eastern member of the same genus, the Rusty Blackbird; however, this bird has a shorter bill and the male's head is iridescent purple. Dark morph has uniformly dark gray body and paler primaries. Feeds mainly on fish, squid and zoo plankton. Welcome to our Online Bird Guide! But if it's soaring with its wings raised in a V and making wobbly circles, it's likely a Turkey Vulture. This guide is intended for central and northern Arizona backyard birders. Juncos are often thought of by people in the U.S as winter birds, since they spend their summers up in Canada. Jackdaws are highly social birds found in parts of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. WILDLIFE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION GUIDE BIRDS Common Name Image(s) Description Call American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos juvenile American Crow Corvus caurinus Northwestern Crow Corvus corax adult Common Raven Corvus corax ... Head color with yellow No (95) Yes (10) Head contains white patch No (127) Yes (52) Head shape Round (1619) Crest/Tuft (144) Iris color Black (44) Yellow (33) Brown (12) Red (11) Pine Grosbeak. Cassin's Finch. Sometimes the entire bird is mostly red. Red Crossbill. American Crows are familiar over much of the continent: large, intelligent, all-black The Bird Finder allows you to search, browse or find information about individual Australian birds. It has a short, thick yellow bill with a tube on top. Sometimes the red color is more orange, sometimes it is more pink. Females and immatures can appear more of a buffy brown color. The list of birds with red heads includes these: House Finch. Last updated: 01/13/2017; visit www.rirrc.org for most up-to-date version. They have blackish gray heads and are overall a dark slate-gray on top, but a lighter grayish white on their bottom half, and a light pink beak. These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. Sometimes there is just a touch of red. This bird is unrelated to the European Blackbird. Northern Fulmar Light Morph: This large gull-like bird has gray upperparts and white underparts, head, neck, and tail. This matches any part of the common name. Purple Finch. Common Name. Alternatively you can view the full list of species on this site. Genus. You may notice that not all species that occur in these areas are listed in this guide, but simply the ones you would find in your backyard. The rest of their bodies are covered with black feathers. They are also smaller and have shorter beaks. 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