THE OTTER SIDE - Complete Image Catalog

Updated: Wednesday December 25, 2024

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Alphabetized Bird Image Lists - Click on a Letter for Listings by Last Name
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Image Lists by Type of Bird - Click on a Group for Listings by Last Name

NOTE: The types/groups of birds listed below "loosely" follow the taxonomic order found in most current field guides. However, in 2003 the 44th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society (AOS - formerly the American Ornithological Union - AOU) Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition moved the orders Anseriformes (i.e., Waterfowl in the list below) and Galliformes (i.e, Upland Game Birds in the list below) directly in front of Gaviiformes (i.e., Loons in the list below).
Cassowary, Emu, Ostrich, etc.
Upland Game Birds
Waterfowl
Loons and Grebes
Seabirds
Anhinga, Cormorants, and Pelicans
Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbills, Flamingos, etc.
Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Vultures, etc.
Cranes, Limpkin, Rails, Coots, etc.
Plovers, Sandpipers, Godwits, Curlews, etc.
Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, etc.
Auks
Pigeons, Doves, and Parrots
Anis, Cuckoos, Coucals, and Roadrunner
Barn and Typical Owls
Nightjars, Potoos, and Swifts
Hummingbirds
Trogons, Kingfishers, Puffbirds, Motmots, and Hoopoe
Toucans and Barbets
Woodpeckers and Woodcreepers
Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antthrushes, and Manakins
New World Flycatchers
Cuckoo-shrikes, Shrikes, Vireos, and Drongos
Crows, Jays, etc.
Waxwings and Silky Flycatchers
Larks, Bulbuls, Prinias, and Swallows
Chickadees, Tits, Titmice, Nuthatches, Treecreepers, etc.
Parrotbills, Kinglets, Wrens, and Gnatcatchers
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Catbirds
Starlings and Mynas
Old World Warblers and Flycatchers, Thrushes et al.
Pipits and Wagtails
Finches, Crossbills, Siskins, etc.
New World Warblers, Bananaquit, etc.
Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Orioles, etc.
Tanagers, Honeycreepers, etc.
Longspurs, Towhees, Old World Buntings, New and Old World Sparrows, Accentors, etc.
Cardinal, Grosbeaks, Saltators, New World Buntings, etc.

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Why (and How) Do the Names of Birds Change?
Or...
Why Are Field Guide Names, Current Names, and Common Names Sometimes Different?
Changes and updates from the 42nd through 59th Supplements of the American Ornithological Society (AOS - formerly the American Ornithological Union - AOU) Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition have been included in the bird "names" used on these web pages. These mostly involve the addition of new species and changes/revisions to Common/Genus/Species nomenclature.

For example:

When a bird is split into two (or more) species: To avoid confusion the original name of the bird is [usually] not used for the remaining race(s). For example, the "Blue Grouse" [Dendragapus obscurus] of the western United States and Canadian mountains is no more, as one of its subspecies has been given full species status. The Pacific Northwest coastal mountains race [Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus] is now a full species called the "Sooty Grouse" [Dendragapus fuliginosus]. The name "Blue Grouse" has been changed for the remaining race(s). The two Rocky Mountains races of the old "Blue Grouse" [Dendragapus obscurus obscurus] and [Dendragapus obscurus richardsonii] now have the common name of "Dusky Grouse" [Dendragapus obscurus ssp.], but retain their original genus, species, and subspecies Latin names.
When two (or more) birds are lumped into a single species: The classic example is the Baltimore Oriole [Icterus galbula] and Bullock's Oriole [Icterus bullockii]. When these two species were lumped, the "Baltimore" and "Bullock's" names could no longer be used for the new species name. The new name given to them was the "Northern" Oriole [Icterus galbula]. Thus the two were given subspecies names of [Icterus galbula galbula] and [Icterus galbula bullockii], respectively. When they were later split again, the original common, genus, and species names were restored.

For this reason the Common, Genus, and Species names which appear throughout these catalog pages may occasionally differ from those in current field guides. The latest common, genus, and species names for North American birds can be found at the website of the American Ornithological Society.

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The Complete Image Catalog is the showcase for the bird images of THE OTTER SIDE. It is also intended to be an online educational and reference tool. A brief commentary will [ultimately] be included for each bird species describing the bird, its habitat, and other interesting facts about it. Photographic details (location, date, camera, lens, film, etc.) are also included for each image.

Many of the bird species have multiple images intended to show additional visual information about the species, such as:

breeding plumage
winter plumage
female plumage
immature plumage

the bird in flight
behavior/display
color morphs (if they exist)
geographic races (if they exist)

Some bird images of "marginal" quality have been included because they show unique field marks, represent uncommon, threatened, or endangered species, or document the occurrence of rare or "out of place" birds.

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