BIOL 329 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Common Poorwill, Belted Kingfisher, Calliope Hummingbird
8 May 2018
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Amphibians
Salamanders (know scientific name)
Northwestern Salamander Ambystoma gracile Chocolate colored, grooves
Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum Yel stripe, long unwebbed toes
Barred Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium Yel/blk blotches, well-developed legs
Pacific Giant Salamander Dicamptodon tenebrosus Lrg, light around dark spots, tail
compressed towards the tip
Wandering Salamander Aneides vagrans Brw w/ gray/bronze speckles, grooves
Western Redback Salamander Plethodon vehiculum Sm, slender legs, red/or/yel stripe
Roughskin Newt Taricha granulosa Yel eye w/ blk bar, orange belly
Common Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii Brw back, pink belly, grooves
Frogs (know scientific name)
Coastal Tailed Frog Ascaphus truei Brw/gry bod, M w/ tail, no tympanum
Pacific Chorus Frog Pseudacris regilla Tree frog – toe pads, dark eye stripe
Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata Dark eye stripe shoulder groin
Northern Red-legged Frog Rana aurora Red under-leg, legs w/ dark bars
Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris Blk spots with light centres
Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus Blk on back, legs w/ dark bars, w line
Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens W stripe along jaw, blk spots are solid
Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana Broad head, hump, no dorsal folds
Green Frog Lithobates clamitans Bod w/ dark speckles, tympanum
Western Toad Anaxyrus (Bufo) boreas White stripe, red warts
Great Basin Spadefoot Spea intermontane Squat body, pug-nose, horny hind feet
Reptiles
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus Tri head, rattle, brown halos
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Mid-dorsal stripe, red vertical bars
Northwestern Garter Snake Thamnophis ordinoides R/O/Y mid-dorsal stripe, dull lat stripe
Western Terres. Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans Large head, yellow lateral stripes
Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer Drk stripe head - eyes, drk spots Y bod
Desert Night Snake Hypsiglena chlorophaea Neck trident, drk stripe along up jaw
Common Sharptail Snake Contia tenuis R/Brw, sm tapered tail, smooth scutes
Western Racer Coluber constrictor Gy dor, Blu lat, Yel ven, lrg eye,
Northern Rubber Boa Charina bottae Dark dor, Y ven, round head (no neck)
Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus W dor stripes, brwn dor band, blu tail
Western Alligator Lizard Elgaria coerulea Brw dor, gry ven, sharp face
Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Tri head, long toes, tail 2x body length
Northern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta No R on head, R on shell
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta R patch behind eye, no R on plastron
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Birds
Loons
Red-throated Loon: Red throat, gray head. WINTER: slender up tilted bill, no contrast in neck
Pacific Loon: White back spots, silver crown. WINTER: strong contrast (gray/white) in neck
Common Loon: Black head + bill, white necklace. WINTER: pale bill, patchy neck
Yellow-billed Loon: Blk head, yel bill, w necklace. WINTER: yel up tilted bill, smudge behind eye
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe: Short + stocky, bill w/ black ring. WINTER: short, pale bill
Red-necked Grebe: Red neck, long yellow bill. WINTER: gray body w/ white on cheek
Horned Grebe: Red neck, gold ear tufts. WINTER: gray crown, white cheek + breast
Eared Grebe: Black head + neck, gold tufts extend below eyeline. WINTER: dark crown + neck
Western Grebe: Black crown extends to eye, long + slender black + white neck
Clark’s Grebe: Black crown does not extend to eye, long slender black + white neck
Tube-Nosed Swimmers (Albatross, Fulmar, Shearwater, Petrel)
Laysan Albatross: White body, dark patches on underwings, gray back
Northern Fulmar: Stocky neck, light/dark patchy, bill curved down
Sooty Shearwater: Uniform dark plumage, pale wing linings
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel: Pale petrel, dark ear patch
Leach’s Storm-Petrel: Dark plumage, white rump
Totipalmate Swimmers (Pelican, Cormorant)
American White Pelican: Long flat bill, white plumage w/ black wing tips
Brown Pelican: Long flat bill, gray-brown body, whitish head
Brandt’s Cormorant: Lrg head, pale throat patch, short tail. BREED: blue throat pouch, yel throat
Double-crested Cormorant: Orange/yellow throat pouch, long tail
Pelagic Cormorant: Purple iridescent neck, snake-like head, small red throat patch
Bitterns, Egrets and Herons
American Bittern: Brown streaked plumage, black neck stripe
Cattle Egret: Short yellow bill, overall white plumage. BREED: tan crown + breast
Great Blue Heron: Large, long neck, yellow/pale bill, black crown (trailing)
Green Heron: Chestnut head + neck, blue-gray back + wings, orange/yellow legs
Black-crowned Night-Heron: Black cap (trailing) + back, gray wings, red eye
Geese, Swans and Ducks
Greater White-fronted Goose: White front face, gray body, orange feet
Canada Goose: Black head + neck, white cheek patch
Snow Goose: Blue: dark gray body, white neck + head. White: fully white plumage
Brant: Short black neck, white collar + under tail coverings, dark belly
Mute Swan: Pink/orange bill with black knob at the base
Trumpeter Swan: Black bill encompasses eye
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Document Summary
Lrg, light around dark spots, tail compressed towards the tip. Tree frog toe pads, dark eye stripe. Blk on back, legs w/ dark bars, w line. W stripe along jaw, blk spots are solid. Drk stripe head - eyes, drk spots y bod. Gy dor, blu lat, yel ven, lrg eye, Dark dor, y ven, round head (no neck) W dor stripes, brwn dor band, blu tail. Tri head, long toes, tail 2x body length. R patch behind eye, no r on plastron. Winter: slender up tilted bill, no contrast in neck. Common loon: black head + bill, white necklace. Yellow-billed loon: blk head, yel bill, w necklace. Winter: yel up tilted bill, smudge behind eye. Pied-billed grebe: short + stocky, bill w/ black ring. Eared grebe: black head + neck, gold tufts extend below eyeline. Western grebe: black crown extends to eye, long + slender black + white neck.
