A stunningly beautiful Mexican specialty with a brilliant crimson belly and metallic green back — the Cave Creek Canyon population is the most reliable in the USA.
Arizona's state bird and the largest wren in North America — it nests in cholla and saguaro cactus and is a raucous, conspicuous presence in desert scrub.
A cuckoo that prefers running to flying, the Roadrunner preys on rattlesnakes, lizards, and other birds — easily seen on desert roads in the Tucson basin.
Arizona's signature desert bird — coveys of Gambel's Quail with their distinctive topknot plumes are a quintessential sight scrambling across desert washes.
Excavates nest cavities in giant saguaro cactus that are later used by Elf Owls, American Kestrels, and Purple Martins — a keystone species of the Sonoran Desert.
A vivid Mexican hummingbird with a metallic blue-green gorget and red-based bill — the Patagonia area is one of the USA's most reliable locations.
A uniquely social raptor that hunts cooperatively in family groups — the only hawk in the world to regularly use pack-hunting strategies like wolves.
A silky-flycatcher with a punk crest and blood-red eye, the male is jet black with white wing patches — it specializes in eating desert mistletoe berries.
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