Animal Identification Compiled by Lindsay Magill March 2017
Birds Pigeon/Dove Passerine Corvid (Passerine) Hummingbird (Caprimulgiformes) Other Caprimulgiformes Bird of Prey Wading/Shorebird Woodpecker Game bird Waterfowl Aquatic bird Non-natives
Mammals Size (Full grown, nose to tail tip) Under 8 inches long Between 8 and 12 inches long Between 12 and 20 inches long Between 20 and 30 inches long Between 30 and 40 inches long 40 inches or longer
Birds
Mourning Dove Pigeon/Dove Band-tailed Pigeon
Passerine Dark-eyed Junco Most common birds: Sparrows Finches Wrens Chickadees Blackbirds House Finch Red-winged Blackbird Bushtit Bewick s Wren
Corvid (Passerine) Western Scrub-jay Steller s Jay American Crow Common Raven
Hummingbird (Caprimulgiformes) Anna s Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird
Other Caprimulgiformes Swifts Poorwills Nighthawks Chimney Swift Common Nighthawk
Bird of Prey Owls Vultures Hawks Falcons Turkey Vulture American Kestrel Red-tailed Hawk Northern Saw-whet Owl
Wading/Shorebird Killdeer Bitterns Herons Egrets Rails Plovers Sandpipers Phalaropes Black-necked Stilt Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Green Heron
Williamson s Sapsucker Woodpecker Northern Flicker Acorn Woodpecker
California Quail Game bird Turkeys Quail Grouse Pheasants Wild Turkey Sharp-tailed Grouse
Waterfowl Ducks Geese Swans Common Merganser Canvasback Tundra Swan
Aquatic bird Pelicans Cormorants Grebes Loons Brown Pelican Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe
European Starling Rock Pigeon House Sparrow NON-NATIVES Eurasian Collared-Dove Starlings Rock Pigeons Eurasion Collared-Doves House Sparrows
Mammals
Under 8 inches long Bat Shrew Mole Mouse Pika
Between 8 and 12 inches long Chipmunk Squirrel Rat Gopher Rabbit Mountain Beaver Vole Weasel
Between 12 and 20 inches long Cottontail Jackrabbit Marmot Woodrat Weasel Skunk
Between 20 and 30 inches long Marten/Fisher Badger Fox Nutria Ringtail Raccoon Muskrat
Between 30 and 40 inches long Wolverine Otter Beaver Bobcat/Lynx Fox Coyote Porcupine Opossum
40 inches or longer Wolf Bear Cougar Deer
Bat
Shrew Elongated, pointy snout Uniform color Long tails
Mole Very large, broad, webbed forefeet Hairless, pointed snout Tiny, concealed eyes
Mouse Large ears and eyes Tail the same length as body
Pika Relative of rabbit No external tail Round ears
Chipmunk Facial markings present
Squirrel May have thin or fluffy tail No facial markings
Rat Kangaroo Rats Invasive Norway rats & black rats
Gopher Large front claws Prominent incisors Bald tail
Rabbit Brush or Pygmy rabbits Elongated ears Short tail
Mountain Beaver No tail Small, black eyes White spot at base of each ear
Vole Very small eyes and ears
Elongated body Weasel (8-12 in.)
Cottontail Eastern or Mountain cottontails Elongated ears Short tail
Jackrabbit Large rabbit species Extremely elongated, thin ears
Marmot Largest squirrel species Short, bushy tail Stripes above nose
Woodrat Large, naked ears Long, lightly-furred tail
Weasel (12-20 in.) Long-tailed weasel or mink
Skunk Distinctly black and white
Large weasel Marten/Fisher
Badger Striped face White stripe along spine
Fox (20-30 in.) Kit Fox Smallest canid Black-tipped tail
Nutria Invasive Naked tail Semi-aquatic
Ringtail Relative of raccoon Distinct black and white rings on tail
Raccoon Black face mask Black and white rings on tail
Muskrat Large rodent Vertically-flattened, rudder-like tail
Wolverine Largest weasel species Bear-like
Otter Long, thick rudder tail Small ears
Beaver Wide, flat tail Large, webbed feet
Bobcat/Lynx Bobcat Brown Black & white striped bobbed tail Compact body Canada Lynx Gray Significantly longer rear limbs than front Larger, lankier body
Fox (30-40 in.) Red Fox Larger Red fur with black paws White-tipped tail Gray Fox Brown/gray fur Black-tipped tail Larger than Kit Fox
Coyote Black-tipped tail that nearly touches ground Narrow nose and snout Relatively large ears
Distinct quills Porcupine
Opossum White face Black, thin ears Bald rat tail
Wolf Significantly larger than coyote Wide nose and snout Relatively small ears May be a variety of colors
Bear
Cougar
Deer Mule Deer, also known as Black-tailed Deer