100 Birds: Week 8

HARlequin Duck

Adult female Harlequin Duck
Adult male Harlequin Duck

Scientific name: Histrionicus histrionicus
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Rivers & Streams

SUrf SCoter

Adult female Surf Scoter
Adult male Surf Scoter

Scientific name: Melanitta perspicillata
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Oceans

BLack SCoter

Adult female Black Scoter
Adult male Black Scoter

Scientific name: Melanitta americana
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Oceans

COmmon MErganser

Adult female Common Merganser
Adult male Common Merganser

Scientific name: Mergus merganser
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Habitat: Lakes & Ponds

Ring-NEcked Pheasant

Adult female Ring-necked Pheasant
Adult male Ring-necked Pheasant

Scientific name: Phasianus colchicus
Family: Phasianidae
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Grasslands

NOrthern GAnnet

Adult female Northern Gannet
Adult male Northern Gannet

Scientific name: Morus bassanus
Family: Sulidae
Order: Suliformes
Habitat: Oceans

GReat COrmorant

Adult Great Cormorant

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Order: Suliformes
Habitat: Shorelines

Great Blue HEron

Adult Great Blue Heron (blue form)
Adult Great Blue Heron (white form)

Scientific name: Ardea herodias
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Marshes

PIping PLover

Adult breeding Piping Plover

Scientific name: Charadrius melodus
Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Shorelines

KILLdeer

Adult breeding Killdeer

Scientific name: Charadrius vociferus
Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Habitat: Grasslands

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