Verte Zoo Lab exam recognition of Birds and Amphibians Flashcards

Red, tufted head, orange beak, black eye area

Beige with red on wings, orange beak, black beak area

Grey eye area, black eye line, orange brown top crown, unstreaked belly, grey rump

Beige eye area, black eye line, orange brown crown, unstreaked belly

Reddish brown with black and white wing bars, dark streaking on breast

Black plumes and crown, Grayish blue Orange beak. Lean and tall

All white, yellow bill and dull goldish legs

Grayish with white breast, white wing bars of dark brown/black wings black eyestreak

Brown body with pale chest and undertail, black feet. Long black neck and head, white cheek patch

Dark overall, iridescent blue head and bronze body. Lots of iridescence!

Black bird (brownish black) less iridescence than males

Blue tufted crown, blue in general, whitish gray breast, wings and tail are barred with black, have white wing bar. Black eye streak, black necklace. Black beak

Prominent crest, Black face masky, peachy brown tufted head, pale yellow belly, Yellow tip on dark tail, Red wing tips

Black mask, white throat, yellow patches on sides and rump

yellow throat yellow patches on rump and sides

Brownish crown yellow pataches on sides and rump, white throat

Grayer crown, yellow throat patch, yellow side patches and yellow rump

Entirely black bird with iridescence.

Male but individuals are not easily separated by sex. Dark brown head, yellow bill, black streak on throat and rusty belly

Plump, grayish brown crown with white breast. Brown wings

Russet stripes on eyes body on white breast

Black and gray on wing underside

White waterbird with long neck, massive bill, yellow beak and legs in breeding

Short tail. purple green iridescent with yellow bills, spotting on wings

Brown overall with spotting on wings

Reddish brown upperparts, with pale brown chest, white eyebrow and throat. Black barring on wings and tail

Grey head, black mask, white flashes in black wings, white breast

Blue green upper parts, brown wings, grey white chest, black eye mask

Brown wings and head, hints of blue green in wings and head, white breast, black eye mask

American Bullfrog

Sounds like a "jug-o'-rum.

American Toad

Sounds like: alarm like trill

Spring Peeper

Sounds like: peep peep, bell/birdlike

Green Frog

Sounds like: a loose untuned banjo string, "c'tung

Pickerel Frog

Sounds like: esophageal low-pitched snore

Eastern narrow-mouthed toad

Sounds like: Electric nasal sheeplike baaaaaaaa

Green Tree Frog

Sounds like: nasal, bell-like "queenk-queenk-queenk" low static background noise (at ponds)

Southern Cricket Frog

Sounds like: a rattle or metal clicker in rapid succession.

Southern Chorus Frog

Sounds like: a mechanical repetitive sound, similar to a ratchet. crack crack

Fowler’s Toad

Sounds like: like a nasal "w-a-a-a-h" lasting 1-4 seconds.

Black and white patterning

Brown red orange diamond patterning

ivory, Black and grey checkerboard patterning

Orange red belly, brown

Copperish head copper patterning

Black overal tint with pattern diamond and defined head shape reflects whitish

Grumpy at flintriver, diamond patterning in black, beige undertone, rattle

Green

Males have blue and brown on top

blue tail and five white stripes

Brown line on side of body from eye to tail, lighter brown body

Ancient looking, spiked tail open mouth

Some have red ear, distinct white and green patterning

Dome shell, orange, brownish green

Distinct sea flippers