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The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.
The osprey and owls are the only raptors whose outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind. This is particularly helpful when they grab slippery fish. [26] The osprey is 0.9–2.1 kg (2.0–4.6 lb) in weight and 50–66 cm (20–26 in) in length with a 127–180 cm (50–71 in) wingspan.
Osprey: Pandionidae: Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) 9 Pearl kite: Accipitridae: Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors, 1825: 10 Scissor-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Chelictinia riocourii (Temminck, 1821) 11 White-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) 12 Black-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) 13 ...
List of birds of Santa Cruz County, California. The county is in Northern California, located on the California coast, including northern Monterey Bay, and west of the San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley. It includes the southwestern Santa Cruz Mountains. [1] [2]
Kenneth Newman's birds of prey of southern Africa : rulers of the skies : an identification guide to 67 species of southern African raptors. Knysna, South Africa: Korck Pub. ISBN 978-0620245364. OCLC 54470834. Olsen, Jerry 2014, Australian High Country raptors, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, ISBN 9780643109162.
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The osprey is usually placed in a separate family (Pandionidae), as is the secretary bird (Sagittariidae), and the New World vultures are also usually now regarded as a separate family or order. Karyotype data [3] [4] [5] indicate the accipitrids analysed are indeed a distinct monophyletic group.
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