Field guide · Birds

Bird Guide

Every bird featured in the daily bird guessing game, with the field marks the puzzle draws from — family, colors, habitat, region, size, wingspan and diet.

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Thrushes 3

American Robin
American RobinTurdus migratoriusBackyards · 9 in long
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisGrassland · 7 in long
Mountain Bluebird
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesGrassland · 7 in long

Cardinals & allies 4

Northern Cardinal
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisBackyards · 9 in long
Indigo Bunting
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyaneaGrassland · 4.9 in long
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaForest · 7 in long
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusForest · 8 in long

Jays & crows 6

Blue Jay
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataBackyards · 11 in long
Steller's Jay
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleriForest · 13 in long
California Scrub-Jay
California Scrub-JayAphelocoma californicaBackyards · 11 in long
American Crow
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosBackyards · 18 in long
Common Raven
Common RavenCorvus coraxForest · 25 in long
Black-billed Magpie
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsoniaGrassland · 21 in long

Chickadees & titmice 2

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusBackyards · 5 in long
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorBackyards · 6 in long

Nuthatches 1

White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisBackyards · 5 in long

Finches 2

American Goldfinch
American GoldfinchSpinus tristisBackyards · 4.7 in long
House Finch
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusBackyards · 5 in long

Old World sparrows 1

House Sparrow
House SparrowPasser domesticusBackyards · 6 in long

New World sparrows 3

Song Sparrow
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaBackyards · 6 in long
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisBackyards · 7 in long
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisBackyards · 6 in long

Mockingbirds & thrashers 3

Northern Mockingbird
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosBackyards · 9 in long
Gray Catbird
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisBackyards · 9 in long
Brown Thrasher
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufumBackyards · 10 in long

Waxwings 1

Cedar Waxwing
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumForest · 6 in long

Starlings 1

European Starling
European StarlingSturnus vulgarisBackyards · 9 in long

Blackbirds & orioles 4

Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusWetlands · 8 in long
Common Grackle
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaBackyards · 12 in long
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaBackyards · 7 in long
Western Meadowlark
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaGrassland · 8 in long

Wood-warblers 3

Yellow Warbler
Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaWetlands · 4.9 in long
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataForest · 5 in long
Common Yellowthroat
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasWetlands · 4.7 in long

Swallows 2

Barn Swallow
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaGrassland · 7 in long
Tree Swallow
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorWetlands · 5 in long

Hummingbirds 2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisBackyards · 3.2 in long
Anna's Hummingbird
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte annaBackyards · 3.9 in long

Tyrant flycatchers 1

Eastern Phoebe
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebeBackyards · 6 in long

Wrens 2

Carolina Wren
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusBackyards · 5 in long
House Wren
House WrenTroglodytes aedonBackyards · 4.7 in long

Woodpeckers 5

Downy Woodpecker
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensBackyards · 6 in long
Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosusForest · 9 in long
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusBackyards · 9 in long
Northern Flicker
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusBackyards · 12 in long
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusForest · 18 in long

Hawks & eagles 4

Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisGrassland · 22 in long
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiBackyards · 16 in long
Bald Eagle
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWetlands · 33 in long
Golden Eagle
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosGrassland · 30 in long

Ospreys 1

Osprey
OspreyPandion haliaetusWetlands · 22 in long

Falcons 2

American Kestrel
American KestrelFalco sparveriusGrassland · 10 in long
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusCoast · 17 in long

Owls 3

Great Horned Owl
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusForest · 21 in long
Barred Owl
Barred OwlStrix variaForest · 18 in long
Snowy Owl
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusGrassland · 24 in long

Barn owls 1

Barn Owl
Barn OwlTyto furcataGrassland · 14 in long

New World vultures 1

Turkey Vulture
Turkey VultureCathartes auraGrassland · 29 in long

Herons & egrets 2

Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWetlands · 46 in long
Great Egret
Great EgretArdea egrettaWetlands · 39 in long

Kingfishers 1

Belted Kingfisher
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonWetlands · 12 in long

Loons 1

Common Loon
Common LoonGavia immerWetlands · 31 in long

Cormorants 1

Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumWetlands · 32 in long

Plovers 1

Killdeer
KilldeerCharadrius vociferusGrassland · 9 in long

Gulls & terns 1

Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWetlands · 19 in long

Pelicans 2

Brown Pelican
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisCoast · 47 in long
American White Pelican
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosWetlands · 58 in long

Pigeons & doves 1

Rock Pigeon
Rock PigeonColumba liviaBackyards · 13 in long

Cuckoos & roadrunners 1

Greater Roadrunner
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusDesert · 21 in long