Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas
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General Description: Townsend's Solitaires (Myadestes townsendi) are large, gray songbirds with a bold, white eyering. Buffy wing patches and white outer tail feathers show in flight. Townsend's Solitaires are about the size and shape of a Northern Mockingbird, but with an eyering. Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Turdidae. Favored Habitat: Higher mountains (e.g., Mt. Charleston) during summer. |
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Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, look for Townsend's Solitaires in the mountains (Kyle Canyon and Lee Canyon) during summer. During migration, they show up anywhere. Comments: |
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If you were a tasty bug or a little caterpillar, this might be the last face you ever see! |
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 Townsend's Solitaire are birds of the mountains |
 Birds of the mountains, Solitaires may come to the desert in winter |
 Townsend's Solitaire juvenile (notice dark colors) |
 Townsend's Solitaire juvenile (notice dark colors) |
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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