Desert Birds
Avians in the Desert Biome
Desert Animals: Mammals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
Below is a list of birds that live in the desert with links to additional information on each one. Learn how they survive in the desert biome.
Desert Animal Survival: How animals adapt to the desert.
Classification: How desert plants and animals are classified.
BIRDS
Hawks
- Cooper's Hawk
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Marsh Hawk
- Northern
Harriers
- Sharp-shinned
- Northern Goshawks
- Red-Tailed Hawk
Owls
Pelicans
Storks
Hummingbirds
Flightless Birds
Miscellaneous Birds
- Black-Necked
Stilt
- Cactus Wrens
- Cliff Swallow
- Curve Billed Thrasher
- Golden
Eagles
- Gambel’s Quail
- Ground Hornbill / Abyssinian
Ground Hornbill
- Lesser Snow Goose
- Loon (The Common)
- Mallard Ducks
- Mourning Doves
- Ospreys
- Pheasants Ring-necked
- Ravens
- Ravens and Crows
- Roadrunners
- Sandhill
Cranes
- Turkeys
- Turkey Vultures
- Western Bluebird
- Woodpeckers
Desert Animals: Mammals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
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