Birds Checklist 2


Family: Phasianidae (Pheasant, Grouse, Turkey and Quail)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Gray partridge Perdix perdix
  Chukar Alectoris chukar
  Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
  Spruce grouse Falcipennis canadensis
  Blue grouse Dendragapus obscurus
  Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
  Sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
  Sharp-tailed grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
  Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
  Gambel's quail Callipepla gambelii
  California quail Callipepla californica
  Mountain quail Oreortyx pictus


Family:Charadriformes (Shorebirds, Gulls and Terns)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
  Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
  American avocet Recurvirostra americana
  Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
  Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia
  Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
  Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus
  Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
  Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
  Franklin's gull Larus pipixcan
  Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
  California gull Larus californicus
  Caspian tern Sterna caspia
  Common tern Sterna hirundo
  Forster's tern Sterna forsteri
  Black tern Chlidonias niger

Family: Rallidae & Gruidae (Rails, Coots and Cranes)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Virginia rail Rallus limicola
  Sora Porzana carolina
  American coot Fulica americana
  Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
  Whooping crane Grus americana

Family: Columbidae (Doves & Pigeons)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Mourning dove Zenaida macroura

Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Family: Tytonidae & Strigidae (Owls)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Common Barn-Owl Tyto alba
  Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
  Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii
  Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
  Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
  Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
  Barred Owl Strix varia
  Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
  Long-eared Owl Asio otus
  Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
  Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
  Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus

Family: Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Goatsuckers)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
  Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Family: Apodidae & Trochilidae (Swifts and Hummingbirds)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Black swift Cypseloides niger
  Vaux's swift Chaetura vauxi
  White-throated swift Aeronautes saxatalis
  Black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
  Calliope hummingbird Stellula calliope
  Broad-tailed hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
  Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon


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