Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Yuma, Arizona
This list of 271 species is in accordance with the 6th Edition of the A.O.U. checklist as amended.
Sp - March-May
S - June-August
F - September-November
W - December-February
a - abundant: common species, very numerous
c - common: certain to be seen in suitable habitat
u - uncommon: present, but not certain to be seen
o - occasional: seen only a few times during a season
r - rare: seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
x - accidental: seen only once or twice
LOONS Sp S F W ___ Common Loon o - o o
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Least Grebe^ - - - x ___ Pied-billed Grebe* c c c c ___ Horned Grebe - - - r ___ Eared Grebe c o c c ___ Western Grebe c c c c
BOOBIES Sp S F W ___ Blue-footed Booby x x x x ___ Brown Booby x x x x
FRIGATEBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Magnificent Frigatebird - x - -
PELICANS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican o o c c ___ Brown Pelican x r r x
CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant c u c a
BITTERNS & HERONS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* u u u u ___ Least Bittern* u c u o ___ Great Blue Heron* c c c c ___ Great Egret* c c c c ___ Snowy Egret^ u u u u ___ Tricolored Heron - - x - ___ Reddish Egret - - x - ___ Cattle Egret o o o o ___ Green Heron* u u u u ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* u u u u
IBISES & SPOONBILLS Sp S F W ___ White Ibis x - - - ___ White-faced Ibis o u o o ___ Roseate Spoonbill - x x x
STORKS Sp S F W ___ Wood Stork - o o -
SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS Sp S F W ___ Fulvous Whistling-Duck r r r - ___ Tundra Swan - - - o ___ Greater White-fronted Goose r - o o ___ Snow Goose - - o u ___ Ross' Goose r - - r ___ Brant x - - - ___ Canada Goose o x u c ___ Wood Duck - r r u ___ Green-winged Teal u r o c ___ Mallard u - c c ___ Northern Pintail u o c c ___ Blue-winged Teal o r o o ___ Cinnamon Teal* c u c u ___ Northern Shoveler c u u c ___ Gadwall u - c c ___ American Wigeon u - c c ___ Canvasback o - o o ___ Redhead u o u u ___ Ring-necked Duck u r u u ___ Greater Scaup o - - o ___ Lesser Scaup u r u u ___ Oldsquaw - - x - ___ Surf Scoter - - x - ___ Common Goldeneye c - o o ___ Bufflehead c - u c ___ Hooded Merganser - - o o ___ Common Merganser u r u c ___ Red-breasted Merganser o o o o ___ Ruddy Duck* c u c c
AMERICAN VULTURES Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture* c c c u
KITES, EAGLES & HAWKS Sp S F W ___ Osprey o r u u ___ Black-shouldered Kite r r r r ___ Bald Eagle r - o u ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)* c r c c ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk o - o o ___ Cooper's Hawk u - u u ___ Harris' Hawk o o o o ___ Red-tailed Hawk* u u u u ___ Ferruginous Hawk - - r - ___ Rough-legged Hawk - - - o ___ Golden Eagle - - o o
FALCONS Sp S F W ___ American Kestrel o o u u ___ Merlin - - r r ___ Peregrine Falcon o - o o ___ Prairie Falcon o r o o
QUAIL Sp S F W ___ Gambel's Quail* a a a a
RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS Sp S F W ___ Black Rail* o o o o ___ Clapper Rail* u u u u ___ Virginia Rail* c u c c ___ Sora c u c c ___ Common Moorhen* u u u u ___ American Coot* c c c a
CRANES Sp S F W ___ Sandhill Crane - - o u
PLOVERS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover o o o - ___ Snowy Plover o o o o ___ Semipalmated Plover o o o - ___ Killdeer* c c c c
STILTS & AVOCETS Sp S F W ___ Black-necked Stilt* u u u - ___ American Avocet u u u o
SANDPIPERS & PHALAROPES Sp S F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs u o u o ___ Lesser Yellowlegs o o o - ___ Solitary Sandpiper o o o - ___ Willet u o o r ___ Spotted Sandpiper c u c c ___ Upland Sandpiper - - x - ___ Whimbrel - x - - ___ Long-billed Curlew o o o r ___ Marbled Godwit u u o - ___ Sanderling o - o - ___ Western Sandpiper c c c o ___ Least Sandpiper c u c c ___ Pectoral Sandpiper - - o x ___ Dunlin o - o o ___ Long-billed Dowitcher u u c c ___ Common Snipe u o u u ___ Wilson's Phalarope u u o - ___ Red-necked Phalarope r o o -
GULLS, TERNS & SKIMMERS Sp S F W ___ Parasitic Jaeger - x - - ___ Franklin's Gull - r r - ___ Bonaparte's Gull o - o - ___ Heerman's Gull - - x - ___ Ring-billed Gull u o c c ___ California Gull o o r - ___ Herring Gull - - x - ___ Glaucous-winged Gull - - x - ___ Sabine's Gull r - r - ___ Gull-billed Tern x - - - ___ Caspian Tern o u u r ___ Common Tern - o o - ___ Forster's Tern o u u o ___ Least Tern - x - - ___ Black Tern u u u - ___ Black Skimmer - x - -
PIGEONS & DOVES Sp S F W ___ Band-tailed Pigeon - - x - ___ White-winged Dove* c a u - ___ Mourning Dove* c a c c ___ Common Ground-Dove* u u u u
CUCKOOS & ROADRUNNERS Sp S F W ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo* - u - - ___ Greater Roadrunner c c c c
BARN OWLS Sp S F W ___ Barn Owl o o o o
TYPICAL OWLS Sp S F W ___ Western Screech-Owl* c c c c ___ Great Horned Owl* c c c c ___ Burrowing Owl u o u u ___ Long-eared Owl r - r r ___ Short-eared Owl - - r - ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl - - - r
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Lesser Nighthawk* c a c r ___ Common Poorwill* u u u -
SWIFTS Sp S F W ___ Vaux's Swift o - o - ___ White-throated Swift o o o o
HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird* u u - - ___ Costa's Hummingbird* c c u o ___ Anna's Hummingbird c c c c ___ Calliope Hummingbird - - - x ___ Rufous Hummingbird o - o -
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher u - c u
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Lewis' Woodpecker - - x - ___ Gila Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Red-naped Sapsucker u - u u ___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) u - c u ___ Northern Flicker (Gilded) o o o o
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher o - o - ___ Western Wood-Pewee c u c - ___ Willow Flycatcher u - u - ___ Hammond's Flycatcher o r o r ___ Dusky Flycatcher r - - r ___ Gray Flycatcher o - o o ___ Western Flycatcher c - c - ___ Black Phoebe* c o c c ___ Eastern Phoebe x - - - ___ Say's Phoebe* u - u u ___ Vermilion Flycatcher* u u u u ___ Ash-throated Flycatcher* c c c r ___ Brown-crested Flycatcher* c c - - ___ Cassin's Kingbird - r r - ___ Western Kingbird* c c u -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark - - - o
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin - - x - ___ Tree Swallow a o a a ___ Violet-green Swallow u - u - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* c c c o ___ Bank Swallow u u u - ___ Cliff Swallow* c c c - ___ Barn Swallow u o u -
JAYS & CROWS Sp S F W ___ Western Scrub-Jay x - r x ___ Pinyon Jay - - x - ___ Clark's Nutcracker - - x - ___ Common Raven - - r -
VERDINS Sp S F W ___ Verdin* c c c c
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch - - r - ___ White-breasted Nuthatch - - x -
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper - - - r
WRENS Sp S F W ___ Cactus Wren* u u u u ___ Rock Wren* u o u u ___ Bewick's Wren o - o o ___ House Wren c - c u ___ Marsh Wren* c c c c
KINGLETS & GNATCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet - - x - ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet a - a a ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher c - c c ___ Black-tailed Gnatcatcher* c c c c
SOLITAIRES & THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Western Bluebird - - o o ___ Mountain Bluebird o - o o ___ Townsend's Solitaire o - o o ___ Swainson's Thrush u - u u ___ American Robin o - o o ___ Varied Thrush - - - x
MOCKINGBIRDS & THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Northern Mockingbird* u u u u ___ Sage Thrasher o - o o ___ Bendire's Thrasher - - r - ___ Crissal Thrasher* c c c c
PIPITS Sp S F W ___ American Pipit (Water Pipit) c - c c
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing o - o o
SILKY-FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Phainopepla* c u c c
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Loggerhead Shrike* c c c c
STARLINGS Sp S F W ___ European Starling* o u o o
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ Bell's Vireo* o o o - ___ Solitary Vireo u - u o ___ Warbling Vireo c - c - ___ Red-eyed Vireo x - - -
WOOD-WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Orange-crowned Warbler c - c c ___ Nashville Warbler u - u - ___ Lucy's Warbler* c c - - ___ Northern Parula - - - x ___ Yellow Warbler c o c - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) o - o o ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) c - c c ___ Black-throated Gray Warbler u - u o ___ Townsend's Warbler u - u x ___ Hermit Warbler o - o - ___ Palm Warbler - - x - ___ Blackpoll Warbler - x - - ___ American Redstart r - r r ___ Northern Waterthrush - - x - ___ MacGillivray's Warbler c - c - ___ Common Yellowthroat* c c c c ___ Wilson's Warbler c - c o ___ Yellow-breasted Chat* c c c -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Hepatic Tanager - - x - ___ Summer Tanager* o o o - ___ Western Tanager u u u -
GROSBEAKS & BUNTINGS Sp S F W ___ Black-headed Grosbeak c u c - ___ Blue Grosbeak* c c u - ___ Lazuli Bunting u - - u ___ Indigo Bunting o o - -
SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Green-tailed Towhee u - u u ___ Rufous-sided Towhee o - o o ___ Abert's Towhee* a a a a ___ Chipping Sparrow u - u o ___ Brewer's Sparrow c - c o ___ Vesper Sparrow u - u r ___ Lark Sparrow o r o - ___ Black-throated Sparrow - o o o ___ Sage Sparrow - - u u ___ Lark Bunting - - r r ___ Savannah Sparrow c - c u ___ Grasshopper Sparrow x - - - ___ Fox Sparrow r - r - ___ Song Sparrow* c c c c ___ Lincoln's Sparrow u - c c ___ Swamp Sparrow o - o u ___ Golden-crowned Sparrow r - r r ___ White-crowned Sparrow a - a a ___ Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) o - o o ___ Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) - - r - ___ Lapland Longspur - - r - ___ Chestnut-collared Longspur - - o -
BLACKBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a a a u ___ Western Meadowlark u - u c ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* c u c - ___ Rusty Blackbird - - - x ___ Brewer's Blackbird u - c c ___ Great-tailed Grackle* c c c c ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c u ___ Hooded Oriole* u u o - ___ Baltimore Oriole - - x - ___ Bullock's Oriole* u u u -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ House Finch* c c c c ___ Pine Siskin r - o o ___ Lesser Goldfinch* u u u u ___ Lawrence's Goldfinch r r - - ___ American Goldfinch - - o o
OLD WORLD SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* o o o o
Refuge Manager
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
Martinez Lake
PO Box 72217
Yuma, Arizona 85365
Telephone: 520/783-3371
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Birds of Imperial National
Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Birds of Imperial National
Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govimperial.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r2/imperial.htm
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