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This list of birds of Arizona includes every wild bird species seen in Arizona, as recorded by the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) through January 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds , 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the American ...
In 1961 the common tern was the first wild bird species identified as being infected with avian influenza, the H5N3 variant being found in an outbreak involving South African birds. [74] Several species of terns have been implicated as carriers of West Nile virus .
The Terns are birds of the subfamily Sterninae in the family Laridae, the suborder Lari and order Charadriiformes. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Aleutian Tern. These cute birds have a white forehead, which sets them apart from others. ... These cute creatures are native to North America, typically found in dry desert regions of Arizona and ...
The swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Vaux's swift, Chaetura vauxi (O) White-throated swift, Aeronautes saxatalis
Common tern: Sterna hirundo: Europe, North Africa, Asia east to western Siberia and Kazakhstan, and North America. Roseate tern: Sterna dougallii: Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, and winters south to the Caribbean and west Africa. White-fronted tern: Sterna striata: New Zealand and Australia Black-naped tern: Sterna sumatrana
The common tern [2] (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upperparts, white ...
Officials in Arizona this week said nearly a half-dozen animals including a cheetah and a mountain lion at a Phoenix-area zoo died and others are sick after being exposed to the bird flu. Maricopa ...