
Birds
Susan & Wayne Colony 2007, updated 2010
Habitat: M (scrubland), H (wetland), C (canyon)
Status: R (resident), V (summer visitor), I (winter visitor), MT (transient migrant)
Abundance: M (very common), C (common), P (uncommon), Mr (very rare)
SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | Hab | Status | Abun |
Anatidae | ||||
Anas crecca | Green-winged Teal | W | W | C |
Anas platyrhynchos diazi | Mexican Duck | W | R | C |
Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | W | W | C |
Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | W | W | C |
Anas cyanoptera | Cinnamon Teal | W | W | U |
Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler | W | W | C |
Anas strepera | Gadwall | W | W | F |
Anas americana | American Wigeon | W | W | F |
Aythya valisineria | Canvasback | W | W | U |
Aythya americana | Redhead | W | W | U |
Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | W | W | F |
Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | W | W | F |
Oxyura jamaicensis | Ruddy Duck | W | W | C |
Odontophoridae | ||||
Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | S | R | C |
Cyrtonyx montezumae | Montezuma Quail | S | R | R |
Podicipedidae | ||||
Tachybaptus dominicus | Least Grebe | W | W | F |
Podilymbus podiceps | Pied-billed Grebe | W | W | F |
Podiceps nigricollis californicus | Eared Grebe | W | W | U |
Pelecanidae | ||||
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | American White Pelican | W | W | U |
Phalacrocoracidae | ||||
Phalacrocorax brasilianus | Neotropic Cormorant | W | M | R |
Ardeidae | ||||
Butorides virescens | Green Heron | W | R | U |
Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night Heron | W | R | F |
Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | W | R | U |
Ardea alba | Great Egret | W | R | C |
Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | W | R | C |
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | W | R | C |
Ciconiidae | ||||
Mycteria americana | Wood Stork | W | M | R |
Threskiornithidae | ||||
Plegadis chihi | White-faced Ibis | W | R | C |
Cathartidae | ||||
Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | S | R | C |
Accipitridae | ||||
Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | S | R | C |
Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | S | W | C |
Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | S | R | U |
Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's Hawk | S | W | U |
Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | S | R | C |
Falconidae | ||||
Caracara cheriway | Crested Caracara | S | R | C |
Falco sparverius | American Kestrel | S | W | C |
Falco columbarius | Merlin | W | M | U |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | C | R | U |
Rallidae | ||||
Porzana carolina | Sora | W | W | C |
Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen | W | W | C |
Fulica americana | American Coot | W | W | C |
Charadriidae | ||||
Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | W | R | C |
Jacanidae | ||||
Jacana spinosa | Northern Jacana | W | W | R |
Recurviostridae | ||||
Recurvirostra americana | American Avocet | W | W | C |
Himantopus mexicanus | Black-necked Stilt | W | W | C |
Scolopacidae | ||||
Tringa melanoleuca | Greater Yellowlegs | W | W | F |
Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | W | W | F |
Actitis macularius | Spotted Sandpiper | W | W | C |
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | S | M | R |
Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | W | W | C |
Calidris minutilla | Least Sandpiper | W | W | C |
Calidris himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | W | W | F |
Limnodromus scolopaceus | Long-billed Dowitcher | W | W | C |
Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | W | W | U |
Phalaropus tricolor | Wilson's Phalarope | W | W | U |
Laridae | ||||
Leucophaeus atricilla | Laughing Gull | W | W | U |
Columbidae | ||||
Zenaida asiatica | White-winged Dove | S | R | C |
Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | S | R | C |
Columba livia | Rock Dove | S | R | C |
Columbina inca | Inca Dove | S | R | C |
Columbina passerina | Common Ground-Dove | S | R | C |
Cuculidae | ||||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | S | M | U |
Geococcyx californianus | Greater Roadrunner | S | R | U |
Crotophaga sulcirostris | Groove-billed Ani | S | R | U |
Tytonidae + Strigidae | ||||
Tyto alba | Barn Owl | C | R | U |
Bubo virginianus | Great-horned Owl | C | W | U |
Apodidae | ||||
Aeronautes saxatalis | White-throated Swift | C | W | C |
Trochilidae | ||||
Cyanthus latirostris | Broad-billed Hummingbird | S | R | C |
Hylocharis leucotis | White-eared Hummingbird | S | R | U |
Amazilia violiceps | Violet-crowned Hummingbird | S | R | C |
Lampornis clemenciae | Blue Throated Hummingbird | S | M | U |
Calothorax lucifer | Lucifer Hummingbird | S | M | U |
Archilochus colubris | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | S | M | U |
Archilochus alexandri | Black-chinned Hummingbird | S | M | U |
Selasphorus platycercus | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | S | R | F |
Selasphorus rufus | Rufous Hummingbird | S | M | F |
Alcedinidae | ||||
Ceryle alcyon | Belted Kingfisher | W | W | F |
Chloroceryle americana | Green Kingfisher | W | R | U |
Picidae | ||||
Melanerpes aurifrons | Golden-fronted Woodpecker | S | R | C |
Colaptes auratus | Northern Flicker | S | R | F |
Sphyrapicus varius | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | S | M | U |
Picoides scalaris | Ladder-backed Woodpecker | S | R | F |
Tyrannidae | ||||
Empidonax oberholseri | Dusky Flycatcher | S | W | C |
Empidonax wrightii | Grey Flycatcher | S | W | F |
Sayornis nigricans | Black Phoebe | W | R | C |
Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | S | W | F |
Pyrocephalus rubinus | Vermilion Flycatcher | S | R | C |
Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated | S | M | U |
Myiarchas sp | Nuttting's Flycatcher | S | R | U |
Pitangus sulphuratus | Great Kiskadee | S | R | C |
Tyrannus vociferans | Cassin's Kingbird | S | R | C |
Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | S | M | U |
Laniidae | ||||
Lanius ludovicianus | Loggerhead Shrike | S | R | C |
Vireonidae | ||||
Vireo cassinii | Cassin's Vireo | S | W | U |
Corvidae | ||||
Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | S | R | F |
Aphelocoma ultramarina | Grey-breasted (Mexican)Jay | S | R | U |
Corvus cryptoleucus | Chihuahuan Raven | C | R | C |
Corvus corax | Common Raven | C | * | * |
Hirundinidae | ||||
Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | W | S | C |
Riparia riparia | Bank Swallow | W | S | C |
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Cliff Swallow | W | S | C |
Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | W | S | C |
Remizidae | ||||
Auriparus flaviceps | Verdin | S | R | C |
Aegithalidae | ||||
Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit (Black-eared morph) | S | R | C |
Troglodytidae | ||||
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | Cactus Wren | S | R | C |
Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | C | R | U |
Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon Wren | C | R | C |
Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | S | R | C |
Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | W | W | C |
Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | S | W | C |
Regulidae | ||||
Regulus calendula | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | S | W | F |
Sylviidae | ||||
Polioptila caerulea | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | S | R | U |
Turdidae | ||||
Turdus rufopalliatus | Rufous-backed Thrush | S | R | F |
Mirnidae | ||||
Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | S | R | C |
Toxostoma curvirostre | Curve-billed Thrasher | S | R | C |
Sturnidae | ||||
Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | S | M | U |
Motacillidae | ||||
Anthus rubescens | American Pipit | W | W | F |
Ptilogonatidae | ||||
Phainopepla nitens | Phainopepla | S | R | C |
Parulidae | ||||
Vermivora celata | Orange-crowned Warbler | S | W | F |
Vermivora ruficapilla | Nashville Warbler | S | W | U |
Dendroica coronata | Yellow-rumped Warbler | S | W | F |
Dendroica nigrescens | Black-throated Grey Warbler | S | W | F |
Dendroica townsendi | Townsend's Warbler | S | W | F |
Oporornis tolmie | MacGillivray's Warbler | S | W | U |
Wilsonia pusilla | Wilson's Warbler | S | W | C |
Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | W | W | C |
Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted Chat | S | M | U |
Myioborus pictus | Painted Redstart | S | M | U |
Emberizidae | ||||
Sporophila torqueola | White-collared Seedeater | M | R | C |
Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed Towhee | S | W | U |
Pipilo fuscus | Canyon Towhee | S | R | C |
Aimophila ruficeps | Rufous-crowned Sparrow | C | R | U |
Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | S | W | C |
Spizella pallida | Clay-colored Sparrow | S | W | C |
Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | S | W | C |
Spizella atrogularis | Black-chinned Sparrow | S | R | C |
Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | S | W | C |
Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | S | W | C |
Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | S | W | F |
Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | S | W | F |
Cardinalidae | ||||
Cardinalis cardinalis | Northern Cardinal | M | R | M |
Cardinalis sinuatus | Pyrrhuloxia | M | MT | P |
Pheucticus melanocephalus | Black-headed Grosbeak | M | R | M |
Passerina caerulea | Blue Grosbeak | M | R | M |
Passerina versicolor | Varied Bunting | M | MT | MI |
Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | M | MT | MI |
Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | M | I | C |
Icteridae | ||||
Sturnella magna | Eastern Meadowlark | S | R | M |
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | H | I | P |
Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | H | I | C |
Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | M | R | M |
Molothrus ater | Brown-headed Cowbird | M | R | M |
Molothrus aeneus | Bronzed Cowbird | M | R | M |
Icterus cucullatus | Hooded Oriole | M | MT | C |
Icterus abeillei | Black-backed Oriole | M | R | C |
Icterus parisorum | Scott's Oriole | M | R | M |
Fringillidae | ||||
Carpodacus mexicanus | House Finch | M | R | M |
Carduelis psaltria | Lesser Goldfinch | M | R | M |
Passeridae | ||||
Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | M | R | M |