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This list of birds of Indiana includes species documented in the U.S. state of Indiana and accepted by the Indiana Bird Records Committee (IBRC) of the Indiana Audubon Society. As of January 2022, there were 422 species included in the official list. [ 1 ]
The bird is one of the smallest of the genus Empidonax, measuring 12 to 14 cm [6] [7] in height with a wingspan of 19 to 22 cm [8] and weighing approximately 10.3 g. [9] Its plumage is dull olive-gray on its back and whitish on its belly, notably brighter than the other Empidonax birds.
The nest hole takes about two or three weeks to create, and normally measures 12 to 15 cm wide and about 20 to 30 cm deep. [20] A female will typically lay 4–5 white eggs, but can lay up to 7. During waking hours, both birds will incubate, or warm the eggs for 15 minute periods, taking turns in alternating shifts. At night, the male ...
An online identification article covering this species and other small calidrids at surfbirds.com; Least sandpiper species account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Least sandpiper - Calidris minutilla - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter; Least sandpiper photos at Oiseaux.net "Least sandpiper media". Internet Bird Collection.
The calliope is the smallest breeding bird found in Canada and the United States. [3] [4] An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz). [4] Calliope hummingbirds have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts. [3]
Birds caught range in size from a 4.4 g (0.16 oz) Anna's hummingbird to a 577 g (1.272 lb) ruffed grouse and virtually any bird within this size range is potential prey. Typically, males will target smaller birds, such as sparrows and wood-warblers, and females will pursue larger prey, such as American robins and flickers , leading to a lack of ...
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The taxonomic treatment [3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) Check-list of North American Birds, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds.