Birds of the Okanagan-Similkameen

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is a very large (just over 10,000 square km) area with a great deal of natural diversity in both habitat and species. The habitats range from endangered native grasslands and sagebrush scrub, Ponderosa pine meadows, to high sub-alpine. ...more ↓

California Quail 1
Callipepla californica
Sooty Grouse 2
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Dusky Grouse 3
Dendragapus obscurus
Spruce Grouse 4
Falcipennis canadensis
Chukar 5
Alectoris chukar
Ruffed Grouse 6
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey 7
Meleagris gallopavo
White-tailed Ptarmigan 8
Lagopus leucura
Ring-necked Pheasant 9
Phasianus colchicus

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