Field Checklist of The Birds of ArizonaCalifornia Quail, n (int) Gambel's Quail, n Northern Bobwhite (Masked), n (ex) Montezuma Quail, n Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, and Turkey

Field Checklist of The Birds

ofArizona

Edited by Kurt A. Radamaker and Troy Corman

Arizona Field Ornithologists

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Anatidae - Swans, Geese, DucksBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck, nFulvous Whistling-Duck *Greater White-fronted GooseSnow GooseRoss's GooseBrant *Cackling Goose #

Minima (minima) formTaverner's (taverneri) formRichardson's (hutchinsii) form

Canada Goose, nGiant (maxima) formLarge (moffi tti) form, nLesser (parvipes) form

Trumpeter Swan *Tundra SwanWood Duck, nGadwall, nEurasian Wigeon #American Wigeon, nMallard, n

Northern (platyrhynchos) form, nMexican (diazi) form, n

Blue-winged Teal, nCinnamon Teal, nNorthern Shoveler, nNorthern Pintail, nGarganey *Baikal Teal *Green-winged Teal, n

Eurasian (crecca) form *American (carolinensis) form, n

Canvasback, nRedhead, nRing-necked Duck, nTufted Duck *Greater Scaup #Lesser ScaupHarlequin Duck *Surf Scoter #White-winged Scoter #Black Scoter *Long-tailed Duck #

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Buffl eheadCommon GoldeneyeBarrow's Goldeneye #Hooded MerganserCommon Merganser, nRed-breasted MerganserRuddy Duck, n

Odontophoridae - QuailScaled Quail, nCalifornia Quail, n (int)Gambel's Quail, nNorthern Bobwhite (Masked), n (ex)Montezuma Quail, n

Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, and Turkey

Chukar, n (int)Ring-necked Pheasant, n (int)Dusky Grouse, nWild Turkey, n

Gaviidae - LoonsRed-throated Loon *Pacifi c Loon #Common LoonYellow-billed Loon *

Podicipedidae - GrebesLeast Grebe *, nPied-billed Grebe, nHorned Grebe #Red-necked Grebe *Eared Grebe, nWestern Grebe, nClark's Grebe, n

Diomedeidae - AlbatrossesLaysan Albatross *

Procellariidae - ShearwatersSooty Shearwater *[Black-vented Shearwater] *

Hydrobatidae - Storm-Petrels[Leach’s Storm-Petrel] *Black Storm-Petrel *Least Storm-Petrel *

Phaethontidae - TropicbirdsWhite-tailed Tropicbird *Red-billed Tropicbird *

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Ciconiidae - StorksWood Stork *

Fregatidae - FrigatebirdsMagnifi cent Frigatebird *

Sulidae - BoobiesBlue-footed Booby *Brown Booby *

Phalacrocoracidae - CormorantsNeotropic Cormorant, nDouble-crested Cormorant, n

Anhingidae - AnhingaAnhinga *

Pelecanidae - PelicansAmerican White PelicanBrown Pelican

Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons,and Egrets

American Bittern, nLeast Bittern, nGreat Blue Heron, nGreat Egret, nSnowy Egret, nLittle Blue Heron #Tricolored Heron #Reddish Egret #Cattle Egret, nGreen Heron, nBlack-crowned Night-Heron, nYellow-crowned Night-Heron *

Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills

White Ibis *Glossy Ibis *White-faced Ibis, nRoseate Spoonbill*

Cathartidae - New World VulturesBlack Vulture, nTurkey Vulture, nCalifornia Condor, n (ex)

Pandionidae - OspreyOsprey, n

Accipitridae - Kites, Eagles, and Hawks[Swallow-tailed Kite] *White-tailed Kite, n

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Mississippi Kite, nBald Eagle, nNorthern Harrier, nSharp-shinned Hawk, nCooper's Hawk, nNorthern Goshawk, nCommon Black-Hawk, nHarris's Hawk, nRed-shouldered Hawk #, nBroad-winged Hawk #Gray Hawk, nShort-tailed Hawk *, nSwainson's Hawk, nWhite-tailed Hawk *Zone-tailed Hawk, nRed-tailed Hawk, n

Western (calurus) form, nHarlan’s (harlani) form #Krider's (kriderii) formFuertes's (fuertesi) form, n

Ferruginous Hawk, nRough-legged Hawk #Golden Eagle, n

Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and CootsBlack Rail, nClapper Rail (Yuma), nVirginia Rail, nSora, nPurple Gallinule *Common Gallinule, nAmerican Coot, n

Gruidae - CranesSandhill Crane, n

Lesser (canadensis) formGreater (tabida) form, n

Charadriidae - PloversBlack-bellied PloverAmerican Golden-Plover *Pacifi c Golden-Plover *Snowy Plover, nSemipalmated PloverKilldeer, nMountain Plover, n

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Recurvirostridae - Stilts and AvocetsBlack-necked Stilt, nAmerican Avocet, n

Jacanidae - JacanasNorthern Jacana *

Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

Spotted Sandpiper, nSolitary SandpiperWandering Tattler *Greater YellowlegsWilletLesser YellowlegsUpland Sandpiper *Whimbrel #Long-billed Curlew, nHudsonian Godwit *Marbled GodwitRuddy Turnstone *Black Turnstone *Red Knot *SanderlingSemipalmated Sandpiper #Western SandpiperLeast SandpiperWhite-rumped Sandpiper *Baird's SandpiperPectoral SandpiperSharp-tailed Sandpiper *DunlinStilt SandpiperBuff-breasted Sandpiper *Ruff *Short-billed Dowitcher #Long-billed DowitcherWilson’s Snipe, nWilson's Phalarope, nRed-necked Phalarope Red Phalarope #

Laridae - Gulls, Terns, and SkimmersBlack-legged Kittiwake *Sabine's Gull #Bonaparte's GullLittle Gull *

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Laughing Gull *Franklin's GullHeermann's Gull #Mew Gull *Ring-billed GullWestern Gull *Yellow-footed Gull *California GullHerring Gull #Thayer's Gull *Lesser Black-backed Gull *Glaucous-winged Gull *Glaucous Gull *Least Tern #, nGull-billed Tern *Caspian TernBlack TernCommon TernArctic Tern *Forster's TernRoyal Tern *Elegant Tern *Black Skimmer *

Stercorariidae - JaegersPomarine Jaeger *Parasitic Jaeger *Long-tailed Jaeger *

Columbidae - Pigeons and DovesRock Pigeon, n (int)Band-tailed Pigeon, nEurasian Collared-Dove, n (int)White-winged Dove, nMourning Dove, nInca Dove, nCommon Ground-Dove, nRuddy Ground-Dove #, n

Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, nBlack-billed Cuckoo *Greater Roadrunner, nGroove-billed Ani *

Tytonidae - Barn OwlsBarn Owl, n

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Strigidae - Typical OwlsFlammulated Owl, nWestern Screech-Owl, nWhiskered Screech-Owl, nGreat Horned Owl, nNorthern Pygmy-Owl, n

Rocky Mts. (pinicola) form, nMountain (gnoma) form, n

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl #, nElf Owl, nBurrowing Owl, nSpotted Owl, nLong-eared Owl, nShort-eared OwlNorthern Saw-whet Owl, n

Caprimulgidae - Nighthawks and Nightjars

Lesser Nighthawk, nCommon Nighthawk, nCommon Poorwill, nBuff-collared Nightjar *, nEastern Whip-poor-will *Mexican Whip-poor-will, n

Apodidae - Swifts[Black Swift] *Chimney Swift *Vaux's SwiftWhite-throated Swift, n

Trochilidae - HummingbirdsMagnifi cent Hummingbird, n Plain-capped Starthroat *Blue-throated Hummingbird, nLucifer Hummingbird #, nRuby-throated Hummingbird *Black-chinned Hummingbird, nAnna's Hummingbird, nCosta's Hummingbird, nBumblebee Hummingbird *Broad-tailed Hummingbird, nRufous HummingbirdAllen's Hummingbird #Calliope HummingbirdBroad-billed Hummingbird, nBerylline Hummingbird #, n

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Cinnamon Hummingbird *Violet-crowned Hummingbird, nWhite-eared Hummingbird #, n

Trogonidae - TrogonsElegant Trogon, nEared Quetzal *, n

Alcedinidae - Kingfi shersBelted Kingfi sher, nGreen Kingfi sher, n

Picidae - WoodpeckersLewis's Woodpecker, nRed-headed Woodpecker *Acorn Woodpecker, nGila Woodpecker, nWilliamson's Sapsucker, nYellow-bellied Sapsucker #Red-naped Sapsucker, nRed-breasted Sapsucker #Ladder-backed Woodpecker, nDowny Woodpecker, nHairy Woodpecker, nArizona Woodpecker, nAmerican Three-toed Woodpecker, nNorthern Flicker, n

Yellow-shafted (auratus) form #Red-shafted (cafer) form, n

Gilded Flicker, nFalconidae - Caracaras and Falcons

Crested Caracara, nAmerican Kestrel, nMerlin

Taiga (columbarius) formPrairie (richardsoni) formBlack (suckleyi) form

Aplomado Falcon *, n (ex)Peregrine Falcon, n

Continental (anatum) form, nTundra (tundrius) form

Prairie Falcon, nPsittacidae - Parrots

Rosy-faced Lovebird, n (int)Thick-billed Parrot, n (ex) *

Tyrannidae - Tyrant FlycatchersNorthern Beardless-Tyrannulet, n

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Tufted Flycatcher *Olive-sided Flycatcher, nGreater Pewee, nWestern Wood-Pewee, nEastern Wood-Pewee *Yellow-bellied Flycatcher *Acadian Flycatcher *Willow Flycatcher, nLeast Flycatcher *Hammond's Flycatcher, nGray Flycatcher, nDusky Flycatcher, nPacifi c-slope FlycatcherCordilleran Flycatcher, nBuff-breasted Flycatcher, nBlack Phoebe, nEastern Phoebe #Say's Phoebe, nVermilion Flycatcher, nDusky-capped Flycatcher, nAsh-throated Flycatcher, nNutting's Flycatcher *Great Crested Flycatcher *Brown-crested Flycatcher, nGreat Kiskadee *Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, nTropical Kingbird, nCouch's Kingbird *Cassin's Kingbird, nThick-billed Kingbird, nWestern Kingbird, nEastern Kingbird #Scissor-tailed Flycatcher #

Tityridae - BecardsGray-collared Becard *Rose-throated Becard *, n

Laniidae - ShrikesLoggerhead Shrike, nNorthern Shrike #

Vireonidae - VireosWhite-eyed Vireo #Bell's Vireo, n[Black-capped Vireo] *Gray Vireo, n

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Yellow-throated Vireo #Plumbeous Vireo, nCassin’s Vireo[Blue-headed Vireo] *Hutton's Vireo, nWarbling Vireo, nPhiladelphia Vireo *Red-eyed Vireo *Yellow-green Vireo *

Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

Gray Jay, nPinyon Jay, nSteller's Jay, nBlue Jay *Western Scrub-Jay, nMexican Jay, nClark's Nutcracker, nBlack-billed Magpie, nAmerican Crow, nChihuahuan Raven, nCommon Raven, n

Alaudidae - LarksHorned Lark, n

Hirundinidae - SwallowsPurple Martin, n

Northern (arboricola) form, nDesert (hesperia) form, n

Brown-chested Martin *Tree Swallow, nViolet-green Swallow, nNorthern Rough-winged Swallow, nBank SwallowCliff Swallow, n

Northern (pyrrhonota) group, nSouthwestern (swainsoni) form, n

Cave Swallow *, nBarn Swallow, n

Paridae - Chickadees and TitmiceBlack-capped Chickadee *Mountain Chickadee, nMexican Chickadee, nBridled Titmouse, nJuniper Titmouse, n

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Remizidae - VerdinsVerdin, n

Aegithalidae - BushtitsBushtit, n

Sittidae - NuthatchesRed-breasted Nuthatch, nWhite-breasted Nuthatch, nPygmy Nuthatch, n

Certhiidae - CreepersBrown Creeper, n

Troglodytidae - WrensRock Wren, nCanyon Wren, nHouse Wren, n

Northern (aedon) group, nBrown-throated (brunneicollis) form, n

Pacifi c Wren #, nWinter Wren *Sedge Wren *Marsh Wren, nCarolina Wren *Bewick's Wren, nCactus Wren, nSinaloa Wren *

Polioptilidae - GnatcatchersBlue-gray Gnatcatcher, nBlack-tailed Gnatcatcher, nBlack-capped Gnatcatcher #, n

Cinclidae - DippersAmerican Dipper, n

Regulidae - KingletsGolden-crowned Kinglet, nRuby-crowned Kinglet, n

Muscicapidae - WheatearNorthern Wheatear *

Turdidae - ThrushesEastern Bluebird, nWestern Bluebird, nMountain Bluebird, nTownsend's Solitaire, nBrown-backed Solitaire *Veery *, nGray-cheeked Thrush *Swainson's Thrush, n

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Russet-backed (ustulatus) groupOlive-backed (swainsoni) group, n

Hermit Thrush, nWood Thrush *Rufous-backed Robin #American Robin, nVaried Thrush #Aztec Thrush *

Mimidae - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers

Gray Catbird #, nNorthern Mockingbird, nSage Thrasher, nBrown Thrasher #Bendire's Thrasher, nCurve-billed Thrasher, n

Eastern (curvirostre) Group, nWestern (palmeri) Group, n

Crissal Thrasher, nLe Conte's Thrasher, nBlue Mockingbird *

Sturnidae - StarlingsEuropean Starling, n (int)

Motacillidae - Wagtails and PipitsWhite Wagtail *Red-throated Pipit *American Pipit, nSprague's Pipit

Bombycillidae - WaxwingsBohemian Waxwing *Cedar Waxwing

Ptilogonatidae - Silky-fl ycatchersPhainopepla, n

Peucedramidae - Olive WarblerOlive Warbler, n

Calcariidae -Longspurs and Snow BuntingsLapland Longspur *Chestnut-collared LongspurSmith's Longspur *McCown's Longspur #Snow Bunting *

Parulidae - Wood WarblersOvenbird #Worm-eating Warbler *

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Louisiana Waterthrush #Northern WaterthrushGolden-winged Warbler *Blue-winged Warbler *Black-and-white Warbler, nProthonotary Warbler #Swainson's Warbler *Crescent-chested Warbler *, nTennessee Warbler *Orange-crowned Warbler, n

Celata (celata) form * Orestera (orestera) form, nLutescens (lutescens) form

Lucy's Warbler, nNashville WarblerVirginia's Warbler, nConnecticut Warbler *MacGillivray's Warbler, nMourning Warbler *Kentucky Warbler *Common Yellowthroat, nHooded Warbler #American Redstart, nCape May Warbler *Cerulean Warbler *Northern Parula, nTropical Parula *Magnolia Warbler *Bay-breasted Warbler *Blackburnian Warbler *Yellow Warbler, n

Northern (aestiva) group, nMangrove (erithachorides) form *

Chestnut-sided Warbler #Blackpoll Warbler *Black-throated Blue Warbler #Palm Warbler #Pine Warbler *Yellow-rumped Warbler, n

Audubon's (auduboni) form, nMyrtle (coronata) form

Yellow-throated Warbler *Prairie Warbler *Grace's Warbler, n

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Black-throated Gray Warbler, nTownsend's WarblerHermit WarblerBlack-throated Green Warbler *Fan-tailed Warbler *Rufous-capped Warbler *, nCanada Warbler *Wilson's Warbler

Mountain West (pileolata) formPacifi c Coast (chryseola) form

Red-faced Warbler, nPainted Redstart, nSlate-throated Redstart *Yellow-breasted Chat, n

Emberizidae - Emberizine FinchesGreen-tailed Towhee, nSpotted Towhee, n

Pacifi c (oregonus) groupRocky Mts. (montanus) group, n

Eastern Towhee *Rufous-crowned Sparrow, nCanyon Towhee, nAbert's Towhee, nRufous-winged Sparrow, nBotteri's Sparrow, nCassin's Sparrow, nAmerican Tree Sparrow *Chipping Sparrow, nClay-colored SparrowBrewer's Sparrow, nField Sparrow *Black-chinned Sparrow, nVesper Sparrow, nLark Sparrow, nFive-striped Sparrow, nBlack-throated Sparrow, nSage Sparrow, nLark Bunting, nSavannah Sparrow, n

Western (nevadensis) group, nLarge-billed (rostratus) form *

Grasshopper Sparrow, nWestern (perpallidus) form, nArizona (ammolegus) form, n

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Baird's SparrowLe Conte's Sparrow *Nelson's Sparrow *Fox Sparrow

Red (iliaca) group *Slate-colored (schistacea) groupSooty (unalaschcensis) group *Thick-billed (megarhyncha) group *

Song Sparrow, nLincoln's Sparrow, nSwamp SparrowWhite-throated SparrowHarris's Sparrow #White-crowned Sparrow, n

Gambel's (gambelii) formMountain (oriantha) form, n

Golden-crowned Sparrow #Dark-eyed Junco, n

Oregon (oreganus) groupPink-sided (mearnsi) formWhite-winged (aikeni) form *Slate-colored (hyemalis) groupGray-headed (caniceps) form, nRed-backed (dorsalis) form, n

Yellow-eyed Junco, nCardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings

Hepatic Tanager, nSummer Tanager, nScarlet Tanager *Western Tanager, nFlame-colored Tanager *, nNorthern Cardinal, nPyrrhuloxia, nYellow Grosbeak *Rose-breasted GrosbeakBlack-headed Grosbeak, nBlue Grosbeak, nLazuli Bunting, nIndigo Bunting, nVaried Bunting, nPainted Bunting #Dickcissel #

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Icteridae - IcteridsBobolink *, nRed-winged Blackbird, nEastern Meadowlark (Lilian's), nWestern Meadowlark, nYellow-headed Blackbird, nRusty Blackbird *Brewer's Blackbird, nCommon Grackle *Great-tailed Grackle, nBronzed Cowbird, nBrown-headed Cowbird, nBlack-vented Oriole *Orchard Oriole #Hooded Oriole, n

Eastern (cucullatus) group, *Western (nelsoni) group, n

Streak-backed Oriole *, nBullock’s Oriole, nBaltimore Oriole *Scott's Oriole, n

Fringillidae - Finches and Goldfi nchesGray-crowned Rosy-Finch *Black Rosy-Finch *Pine Grosbeak, nPurple Finch *Cassin's Finch, nHouse Finch, nRed Crossbill, nWhite-winged Crossbill *Pine Siskin, n Lesser Goldfi nch, nLawrence's Goldfi nch, nAmerican Goldfi nch, nEvening Grosbeak, n

Passeridae - Old World SparrowsHouse Sparrow, n (int)

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Checklist of the Birds of Arizona.

This checklist contains 551 species of birds that have been accepted by the Arizona Bird Committee as of December 2011.

This list conforms to the A.O.U. checklist order and nomenclature as of the 53rd supplement July 2012.

n = Has bred in Arizona (304 species). A species that has hatched young at least once[ ] = Species in brackets have not been physically documented in Arizona (6 species)* = Arizona bird committee review species (166 species).# = Sketch details species (58 species) italics = Species in italics are identifi able forms (64 subspecies)(int) = Introduced (8 species)(ex) = Extirpated (4 species) previously bred or presumed to have bred in AZ, but no longer occur naturally. they may have been re-introduced but remain un-established.

Species or subspecies marked with an asterisk or pound sign (*, #) should be documented with photographs and or written details. Reports of Arizona Bird Committee review species (*) may be sub-mitted on-line to the Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) at the Arizona Field Ornithologists Website at : www.azfo.org.

Subspecies common names are derived from eBird Taxonomy, avail-able online at:

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/ebird-taxonomy

layout and design by Kurt and Cindy Radamaker

Checklist last updated: August 20 2012

Field Checklist of the Birds of Arizona

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