BIRD		LIFE HISTORY¹									ECOLOGICAL FEATURES					SIMILAR SPECIES
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IUCN²	Common Name³	Hatching Weight (g)	Adult Body Mass (g)	Clutch Size	Clutches per Year	Fledging Age (days)	Male Maturity (days)	Female Maturity (days)	Maximum Longevity (years)	Adult Snout-Vent Length (cm)	Common Diet⁴	Representative Habitat⁵	Observations in North America Since 2000⁶	Global Range Map⁷	Bird Call⁸	Similar Species 🔗³
Least Concern	Cooper's Hawk	28	452	4.35	1	32	730	730	20.33	42	🐦 Bird 🐀 Mammal 🦎 Reptile 🕷 Spider 🦀 Crustacean	🌲 Forest 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral 🌊 Riparian 🏙 Suburban				Sharp-shinned Hawk
Least Concern	Northern Goshawk	37	988.75	3.5	1	41.65	730	636.84	22	54.5	🐦 Bird 🐀 Mammal 🐸 Amphibian	🌲 Taiga 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains 🌲 Chaparral				Broad-winged Hawk
Least Concern	Boreal Owl	8.4	131.5	5.14	1	31.7	365	364.23	15.9	21	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird 🪲 Insect	🌲 Taiga 🌲 Forest				Northern Saw-whet Owl
Least Concern	Wood Duck	23.85	657.5	11.8	1.5	61.5	365	365	22.5	47	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian				Madarin Duck
Least Concern	Egyptian Goose	54	1,900	8.48	1	72.5	730	730	25.5	72	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Riparian 🌾 Agricultural				Common Shelduck
Least Concern	Northern Pintail	28	872.25	7.7	1	45	240	240	27.42	57.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian				Eurasian Wigeon
Least Concern	American Wigeon	24	786	8.5	1	48.25	365	364.23	21.33	50.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🌾 Agricultural			Audio is not available	Green-winged Teal
Least Concern	Northern Shoveler	24	613	10	1	44.75	240	240	22.34	49.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest			Audio is not available	Blue-winged Teal
Least Concern	Cinnamon Teal	18.2	383	10	1.25	49	365	364.23	12.92	41.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Riparian			Audio is not available	Ruddy Duck
Least Concern	Mottled Duck	32.8	1,082	10	1	55.5	365	365	29.1	57.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🏖 Coastal				Mallard
Least Concern	Eurasian Wigeon	23.5	757	9	1	42.5	365	365	35.17	48	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Swamp 🌊 Estuarine 🌊 Riparian 🏖 Coastal			Audio is not available	American Wigeon
Least Concern	Mallard	30.7	1,121	10.52	1	55.5	365	365	29.1	57.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest 🌲 Taiga				Northern Shoveler
Least Concern	American Black Duck	32	1,153.67	9.5	1	56	365	365	29.1	57.25	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal				Mallard
Least Concern	Gadwall	34.05	850	10	1	49.5	240	240	28	52	Diet data is not available	🏔 Tundra 🌲 Taiga 🌊 Marsh			Audio is not available	Green-winged Teal
Least Concern	Golden Eagle	104.05	4,383	2	1	74.5	1,460	1,460	48	78	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird 🦎 Reptile 🐟 Fish 🪲 Insect	🏔 Tundra 🌿 Grassland ⛰ Mountains 🌲 Forest 🌊 Marsh 🏙 Suburban 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Estuarine				Bald Eagle
Least Concern	Great Blue Heron	50	2,388.67	4	1.5	60	669	669	24.5	97	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Riparian 🌊 Swamp				Tricolored Heron
Least Concern	Lesser Scaup	30.8	788.5	9.96	1	48	365	455.1	18.8	43	🐚 Scallop 🪲 Insect 🐌 Snail 🦀 Crustacean 🌿 Plant 🪱 Worm 🕷 Spider	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🌿 Grassland				Greater Scaup
Least Concern	Redhead	37.6	1,056.25	9.3	1	64.75	365	365	22.6	48	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Marsh				Little Grebe
Least Concern	Tufted Duck	34.1	701.5	9.6	1	47.5	365	365	45.25	43.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🌿 Grassland 🏖 Coastal				Greater Scaup
Least Concern	Greater Scaup	44.9	959	9.4	1	42.75	365	455.1	22.1	45.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🏔 Tundra 🏖 Coastal				Lesser Scaup
Least Concern	Canvasback	44.7	1,218.67	9	1	66	240	301.73	29.5	54.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine				Redhead
Least Concern	Canada Goose	102	3,984.5	5.15	1	50.75	730	730	42	82.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🏙 Urban 🌊 Estuarine 🌊 Riparian 🌲 Forest 🌿 Grassland				Cackling Goose
Least Concern	Cackling Goose	102	3,661.67	5.15	1	50.75	730	730	42	82.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🏔 Tundra				Canada Goose
Vulnerable	Snowy Owl	44.25	1,954	6	1	47.7	730	728.47	28	59.5	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird	🏔 Tundra 🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌊 Marsh 🏙 Urban 🌾 Agricultural				Barn Owl
Least Concern	Great Horned Owl	34.7	1,377.25	2.5	1	68.25	730	730	29	48	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird 🪲 Insect 🕷 Spider 🦎 Reptile 🦀 Crustacean 🐸 Amphibian 🐟 Fish 🐛 Centipede 🐌 Snail	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains 🌊 Marsh 🏙 Urban 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian				Barred Owl
Least Concern	Bufflehead	23.8	400	8.4	1	52.5	730	728.47	18.7	36.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Marsh 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian 🌊 Estuarine				Hooded Merganser
Least Concern	Common Goldeneye	36.3	895.93	9.5	1	61.25	730	730	18.42	46	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Estuarine				Barrow's Goldeneye
Least Concern	Barrow's Goldeneye	37.5	978.58	9.5	1	56	730	728.47	18	47.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Estuarine 🌲 Forest				Common Goldeneye
Least Concern	Ferruginous Hawk	51.6	1,469.5	3.75	1	46	730	730	23.7	58	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird 🪲 Insect 🦎 Reptile 🐸 Amphibian	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral				Rough-legged Hawk
Least Concern	Swainson's Hawk	39.4	969.57	2.5	1	43	730	730	24.08	49	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird 🦎 Reptile 🪲 Insect 🐸 Amphibian	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral				Red-tailed Hawk
Least Concern	California Quail	6.12	171.5	14	1	10	274	318.73	9.6	25	🌿 Plant 🪲 Insect	🌲 Forest 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral 🌳 Scrub forest 🌊 Riparian 🏙 Suburban				Gambel's Quail
Vulnerable	Bicknell's Thrush	1.7	29.65	4	1	12	365	365	11.92	18	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest				Gray-cheeked Thrush
Least Concern	Hermit Thrush	4.12	30.55	3.66	2	12.5	365	364.23	10.83	17	🪲 Insect	🌲 Forest 🌳 Scrub forest				Swainson's Thrush
Least Concern	Swainson's Thrush	3.9	30.07	3.65	1	12	365	365	12.08	18	🪲 Insect 🌿 Plant 🐛 Millipede 🐌 Snail 🕷 Spider	🏜 Desert 🌲 Forest 🌳 Scrub forest 🌳 Rainforest 🌊 Riparian				Veery
Vulnerable	Chimney Swift	1.25	23.5	4.5	1	30	365	365	15	13	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest 🌳 Rainforest ⛰ Mountains 🌊 Riparian 🌾 Agricultural 🏙 Suburban				Vaux's Swift
Least Concern	Vaux's Swift	1.5	18.23	4	1	27.5	365	365.12	5.1	12.75	🪲 Insect	🌲 Forest 🌲 Taiga 🌳 Scrub forest				Black Swift
Least Concern	Snow Goose	87.5	2,630.75	4.2	1	43.5	730	730.5	27.5	75	Diet data is not available	🏔 Tundra 🌿 Grassland 🌊 Marsh 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Estuarine			Audio is not available	Ross's Goose
Near Threatened	Emperor Goose	81.8	2,718	4.95	1	55	365	727.7	12	77.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Marsh 🏔 Tundra 🌊 Riparian 🏖 Coastal			Audio is not available	Snow Goose
Least Concern	Ross's Goose	65.1	1,597.5	4	1	41	570	739.34	22.5	59.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🏔 Tundra 🌿 Grassland 🌾 Agricultural			Audio is not available	Snow Goose
Least Concern	Northern Harrier	21.8	436.5	4.5	1	36.25	365	584.4	17.1	45.75	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird 🪲 Insect 🦎 Reptile 🐸 Amphibian 🕷 Spider	🌊 Marsh 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral 🌊 Riparian 🌾 Agricultural				American Goshawk
Near Threatened	Northern Bobwhite	7	173.33	13	1.5	14	365	364.23	6.42	22.5	Diet data is not available	🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest 🌾 Agricultural 🌳 Scrub forest				Scaled Quail
Near Threatened	Black Vulture	70	2,080.5	2	1	75	2,920	2,921	25.5	65	🐀 Mammal 🐦 Bird	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral 🌳 Scrub forest 🌊 Swamp 🏙 Urban 🌾 Agricultural				Turkey Vulture
Least Concern	American Crow	15.6	453	4.59	1	30.15	730	730	20	44	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest 🌿 Grassland 🏖 Coastal 🏙 Urban 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Estuarine 🌊 Riparian				Common Raven
Least Concern	Blue Jay	5.5	85.25	4.34	1	19	365	455.1	26.2	27	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest				California Scrub-Jay
Least Concern	Trumpeter Swan	214	10,300	5.2	1	98.5	1,095	1,091.94	32.5	158.75	🌿 Plant 🌿 Fern	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🏖 Coastal				Tundra Swan
Least Concern	Tundra Swan	181.25	6,350	4	1	60.25	730	1,001.07	24.1	135	🌿 Plant 🦠 Cyanobacteria	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🏖 Coastal				Trumpeter Swan
Least Concern	Mute Swan	221.5	10,230	5.95	1	135	1,095	1,183.57	70	142.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Rivers 🌊 Marsh 🏖 Coastal				Tundra Swan
Least Concern	Sooty Grouse	22.6	1,059	7.1	1	10	365	455.1	14	46	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains				Dusky Grouse
Least Concern	Dusky Grouse	22.6	1,059	7.1	1	10	365	455.1	14	46	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains				Spruce Grouse
Least Concern	Merlin	13	187.57	4.5	1	30	365	545.2	16	28	🐦 Bird 🐀 Mammal 🦎 Reptile	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral 🌲 Taiga 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Marsh				American Kestrel
Least Concern	Prairie Falcon	30.6	754.5	4.25	1	38.5	365	545.97	20	42	🐦 Bird 🐀 Mammal 🪲 Insect 🦎 Reptile 🕷 Spider 🐸 Amphibian	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral ⛰ Mountains 🌾 Agricultural				Peregrine Falcon
Least Concern	Peregrine Falcon	35.5	827.25	3.5	1	39	365	726.94	25	43	🐦 Bird 🐀 Mammal	🏔 Tundra 🌲 Taiga 🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains 🏙 Urban 🌲 Chaparral				Prairie Falcon
Least Concern	Gyrfalcon	52.08	1,415.75	3.61	1	47.75	730	728.47	13.5	56.5	🐦 Bird 🐀 Mammal	🏔 Tundra				Prairie Falcon
Least Concern	American Kestrel	9	115.5	4.6	1.25	30	365	365	17	24	🐀 Mammal 🪲 Insect 🐦 Bird 🦎 Reptile 🐸 Amphibian 🕷 Spider 🐛 Centipede 🪱 Worm	🏜 Desert 🌿 Grassland 🌲 Chaparral 🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains 🏙 Urban 🌾 Agricultural				Merlin
Critically Endangered	California Condor	185.3	8,800	1	1	192.5	2,190	2,185.4	45	118	Diet data is not available	🏜 Desert 🌲 Chaparral			Audio is not available	Turkey Vulture
Vulnerable	Pinyon Jay	6.26	105	3.82	1	21	365	545.2	14.58	26.5	🪲 Insect 🌲 Conifer 🕷 Spider 🌿 Plant 🦎 Reptile	🌲 Forest				Mexican Jay
Least Concern	Harlequin Duck	31.45	561.25	5.9	1	40	365	545.97	14.6	44.5	Diet data is not available	🏔 Tundra 🌊 Rivers 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Riparian 🌲 Forest				Long-tailed Duck
Least Concern	Wood Thrush	4.2	48.65	3.5	2	12.25	365	365.12	10.17	20.5	🪲 Insect 🐌 Snail 🕷 Spider	🌲 Forest				Ovenbird
Least Concern	Mississippi Kite	17	281	2	1	34	365	365	11.2	34	🪲 Insect 🐸 Amphibian 🐀 Mammal 🦎 Reptile	🌲 Forest 🌿 Grassland 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian 🏙 Suburban				White-tailed Kite
Least Concern	Acorn Woodpecker	4.7	79.05	4.9	2	31	766	694	17.25	23	🪲 Insect 🕷 Spider	🌲 Forest 🌳 Rainforest				White-headed Woodpecker
Near Threatened	Black Scoter	44.1	1,052.2	8.5	1	45.75	730	819.34	17.92	48.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🏖 Coastal				Surf Scoter
Least Concern	Wild Turkey	42.25	5,811	11	1	14	365	304	13	85.5	🌿 Plant 🌲 Conifer 🌿 Moss	🌊 Marsh 🌲 Forest 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian				Ruffed Grouse
Least Concern	Wood Stork	62	2,500	3.02	1	53.75	1,460	1,460	27	95.25	🐟 Fish 🐸 Amphibian 🦀 Crustacean	🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🌊 Swamp				White Ibis
Least Concern	Monk Parakeet	4.76	108.63	6	2	42	730	730	22.1	33	Diet data is not available	🌿 Grassland 🌳 Scrub forest				White-winged Parakeet
Least Concern	Clark's Nutcracker	7.1	130	3	1	22	365	365	17.42	31	Diet data is not available	🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains 🌲 Taiga				Canada Jay
Least Concern	Ruddy Duck	44	550	8	1	55.75	365	365	13.6	38.1	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🌊 Marsh 🌊 Estuarine 🏖 Coastal				Bufflehead
Least Concern	Indian Peafowl	120	4,093.75	5	1	14	730.25	730	25	95	Diet data is not available	🌿 Grassland 🌲 Forest 🌳 Rainforest 🏙 Urban ⛰ Mountains				Spalding Peafowl
Least Concern	Downy Woodpecker	1.67	27.5	4.8	1.25	21.75	365	365	11.92	16	🪲 Insect 🌿 Plant 🕷 Spider	🌲 Forest ⛰ Mountains 🏙 Urban 🌊 Riparian 🌾 Agricultural			Audio is not available	Hairy Woodpecker
Least Concern	Roseate Spoonbill	50	1,500	3	1	52.5	1,095	1,095	28	75	Diet data is not available	🌊 Marsh				American Flamingo
Least Concern	Glossy Ibis	23.85	633.75	3.5	1	42	1,095	1,095	26.8	52	🪲 Insect 🦀 Crustacean 🦎 Reptile 🕷 Spider 🪱 Worm 🐌 Snail 🐸 Amphibian 🐚 Scallop	🌊 Marsh 🌊 Lakes 🌾 Agricultural 🏖 Coastal				White-faced Ibis
Vulnerable	Steller's Eider	42.5	842	7	1	50	730	819.34	23	45.5	Diet data is not available	🏖 Coastal 🏔 Tundra 🌊 Lakes				Long-tailed Duck
Least Concern	Snail Kite	29.3	382.58	3	1.5	30	365	657.45	17	43.5	Diet data is not available	🌊 Marsh				Hook-billed Kite
Near Threatened	Common Eider	72.7	2,092	4.15	1	58	730	730	37.8	60.5	Diet data is not available	🏔 Tundra 🏖 Coastal				Spectacled Eider
Least Concern	King Eider	42.8	1,650	4.7	1	30	730	819.34	18.92	53	Diet data is not available	🌊 Lakes 🏔 Tundra 🏖 Coastal 🌊 Estuarine				Spectacled Eider
Least Concern	American Robin	5.5	78.78	3.43	2.5	14.3	365	364.23	17	26.5	🪲 Insect 🌿 Plant 🕷 Spider 🌲 Conifer	🌲 Forest 🌳 Scrub forest 🏙 Urban 🌾 Agricultural 🌊 Riparian				Spotted Towhee
¹ Life history data from database created by Myhrvold et al. 2015. ² IUCN data was downloaded from GBIF. ³ Images from valuable contributors to iNaturalist and All About Birds. ⁴ Diet data download from R package {aviandietdb}. ⁵ Birds habitat data collected from Animal Biodiversity Web and All About Birds. ⁶ Data gathered from USGS Breeding Bird Survey. ⁷ Range data with 9km resolution downloaded from eBird. ⁸ Bird call data was collected from Xeno-canto and downloaded from GBIF.