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- Mountain Quail
- Western US to N. Baja
- Altitudinal Migration (Resident)
- Chaparral, cleared & burned areas in conifer forests, high elevations
- General Diet
- 10-12 eggs
- General repro
- Stable
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- Scaled Quail
- SW US to Central Mexico
- Resident
- Grassland, brush, arid-open country
- General, grass seeds
- 12-13 eggs
- general repro
- Stable
- Hybridizes with Gabriel's Quail
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- California Quail
- Western N. America
- Resident
- Chaporral, woodland edges, coastal scrub
- general
- 10-12 eggs
- General Repro
- Increasing
- Extinct in SF
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- Gambel's Quail
- SW US to NW Mexico
- Resident
- Desert w/thorny cover, usually near water
- General, obtain water from succulants
- 10-12
- general
- Stable, boom & bust populations
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- Northern Bobwhite
- Central & E. US to E. Central America
- Resident
- Farms, bushy open-country, roadsides, woodland edges
- General, 15% diet invertebrates
- general repro
- 12-14
- Declining, 1st ecological study, forests too mature
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- Montezuma Quail
- SW US to S. Mexico
- Resident
- Open Oak/Pine Oak Woodland
- Bulbs & acorns, large feet/claws to dig bulbs
- 11
- general repro
- Stable, Merriam's Montezuma Quail is endangered
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- Rock Dove
- Near human habitations everywhere
- Resident
- Cities, farms, near humans
- Seeds, fruit, grain, popcorn, bread, anything
- 2 eggs
- Typical repro, saucer nests on buildings
- Stable pest species, introduced French 1600
- Most studied bird, zoonotic diseases
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- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Pacific Coast N. to S. & SW US to S. America
- migratory, nomadic->follow food
- Woodlands, forests, where oaks present
- Acorns, berries, grain
- Egg
- Typcial Repro
- Declining game species, over-hunting->4 million today
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- Ringed Turtle-Dove
- LA and other S. Cities
- Resident
- Urban Parks
- Same as rock dove
- 2 eggs
- General Repro
- Not established, unclear on self sustaining pops
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- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Florida, Gulf Coast w/ scattered pops in W+Central US
- Resident
- Suburbs/Parks
- Like Rock Dove
- 2
- General Repro
- increasing, introduced 1970s to Bahamas
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- Spotted Dove
- S. CA
- Resident
- Suburbs/Parks
- Like Rock Dove
- 2
- Typical repro
- Expanding range since 1915 intro
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- White-winged Dove
- S. US to S. America/W. Indies
- Migratory
- Desert
- Seed, waste grain, fruit, cactus
- 2
- Typical Repro
- Increasing game bird, expanding N.
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- Mourning Dove-Purple iredescent neck (not shown in picture)
- Us, S. Canada to Central America
- Migratory
- Open woods, grassland, suburbs
- Seeds, waste grain
- 2
- Typical, can feed 2 young with crop milk
- Stable game species
- Most abundant in N. America, 20 mil shot/year
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- Passenger Pigeon
- Eastern & Central US
- Nomadic, Follow Food
- Deciduous Forests
- Masts (nuts), seeds, insects
- 1 Egg
- Typical, nest in colonies
- Extinct
- Once most abundant bird in N. America, billions
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- Inca Dove
- SW US+Central America
- Resident
- Arid/Semi-Arid, suburbs, farms, forest edges
- Seeds
- 2 Eggs
- Typical, saucer nests in shrub
- Increasing, game bird
- Huddle in pyramids for warmth
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- Clapper Rail
- Coastal US to S. America
- Resident
- Salt & brackish tidal marshes
- aquatic invertebrates (crustaceans), fish
- 6-9 eggs
- precocial, monogamous, platform nests on ground
- Stable, endangered subspecies in CA & AZ
- Bay Area Salt Marsh 90% gone, other species endangered there (harvest mouse, salt marsh bird beak), invasive plants, Ag, SFO expansion, mercury, climate change
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- American Coot
- N&S AMerica, breed in duck factory
- Migratory
- Ponds, lakes, marshes
- Aquatic vegetation/algae, invertebrates, small fish
- 6-8 eggs
- precocial, monogamous, floating platform nests
- Stable game bird
- Most abundant coot in N. America
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