| Genus |
Species |
Common Name |
Synonyms |
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| Gaviidae Loon Family |
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| Gavia |
arctica |
Arctic Loon |
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| Gavia |
immer |
Common Loon |
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| Gavia |
stellata |
Red-throated Loon |
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| Podicipedidae Grebe Family |
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| Aechmophorus |
occidentalis |
Western Grebe |
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| Podiceps |
auritus |
Horned Grebe |
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| Podiceps |
nigricollis |
Eared Grebe |
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| Podilymbus |
podiceps |
Pied-billed Grebe |
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| Pelecanidae Pelican Family |
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| Pelecanus |
erythrorhynchos |
American White Pelican |
White Pelican |
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| Ardeidae Heron Family |
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| Ardea |
herodias |
Great Blue Heron |
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| Botaurus |
lentiginosus |
American Bittern |
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| Bubulcus |
ibis |
Cattle Egret |
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| Butorides |
virescens |
Green Heron |
B. striatus |
| Casmerodias |
albus |
Great Egret |
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| Egretta |
thula |
Snowy Egret |
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| Nycticorax |
nycticorax |
Blck-crowned Night Heron |
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| Anatidae Swan, Goose and Duck Family |
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| Aix |
sponsa |
Wood Duck |
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| Anas |
platyrhynchos |
Mallard |
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| Anas |
acuta |
Northern Pintail |
Pintail |
| Anas |
crecca |
Green-winged Teal |
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| Anas |
cyanoptera |
Cinnamon Teal |
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| Anas |
americana |
American Wigeon |
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| Anas |
clypeata |
Northern Shoveler |
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| Aythya |
affinis |
Lesser Scaup |
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| Aythya |
americana |
Redhead |
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| Aythya |
collaris |
Ring-necked Duck |
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| Branta |
canadensis |
Canada Goose |
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| Bucephala |
albeola |
Bufflehead |
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| Chen |
caerulescens |
Snow Goose |
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| Oxyura |
jamaicensis |
Ruddy Duck |
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| Cathartidae New World Vulture Family |
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| Cathartes |
aura |
Turkey Vulture |
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| Accipitridae Hawk and Eagle Family |
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| Accipiter |
gentilis |
Northern Goshawk |
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| Accipiter |
striatus |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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| Accipiter |
cooperii |
Cooper's Hawk |
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| Aquila |
chrysaetos |
Golden Eagle |
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| Aquila |
leucocephalus |
Bald Eagle |
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| Buteo |
jamaicensis |
Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Buteo |
swainsoni |
Swainson's Hawk |
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| Buteo |
albonotatus |
Zone-tailed Hawk |
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| Buteo |
regalis |
Ferruginous Hawk |
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| Circus |
cyaneus |
Northern Harrier |
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| Pandion |
haliaetus |
Osprey |
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| Falconidae True Falcon Family |
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| Falco |
columbarius |
Merlin |
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| Falco |
mexicanus |
Prairie Falcon |
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| Falco |
peregrinus |
Peregrine Falcon |
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| Falco |
sparverius |
American Kestrel |
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| Odontophoridae New World Quail Family |
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| Callipepla |
californicus |
California Quail |
Lophortus c. |
| Callipepla |
gambelii |
Gambell's Quail |
Lophortus g. |
| Oreortyx |
pictus |
Mountain Quail |
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| Rallidae Rail Family |
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| Fulica |
americana |
American Coot |
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| Charadriidae Plover Family |
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| Charadrius |
vociferus |
Killdeer |
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| Recurvirostridae Stilt and Avocet Family |
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| Himantopus |
mexicanus |
Black-necked Stilt |
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| Recurvirostra |
americana |
American Avocet |
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| Scolopacidae Sandpiper, Snipe and Phalarope Family |
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| Actitus |
macularia |
Spotted Sandpiper |
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| Calidris |
minutilla |
Least Sandpiper |
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| Calidris |
mauri |
Western Sandpiper |
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| Catoptrophorus |
semipalmatus |
Willet |
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| Gallinago |
delicata |
Wilson's Snipe |
Capella gallinago Common Snipe |
| Limnodromus |
scolopaceus |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
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| Numenius |
americanus |
Long-billed Curlew |
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| Phalaropus |
lobatus |
Red-necked Phalarope |
Lobipes l. Northern Phalarope |
| Tringa |
solitaria |
Solitary Sandpiper |
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| Tringa |
melanoleuca |
Greater Yellowlegs |
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| Laridae Gull Family |
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| Chlidonias |
niger |
Black Tern |
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| Larus |
occidentalis |
Western Gull |
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| Larus |
delawarensis |
Ring-billed Gull |
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| Larus |
philadelphia |
Bonaparte's Gull |
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| Sterna |
forsteri |
Forster's Tern |
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| Columbidae Pigeon and Dove Family |
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| Columba |
fasciata |
Band-tailed Pigeon |
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| Columba |
livia |
Rock Dove |
Feral Pigeon |
| Zenaida |
asiatica |
White-winged Dove |
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| Zenaida |
macroura |
Mourning Dove |
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| Streptopelia |
chinensis |
Spotted Dove |
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| Columbina |
passerina |
Common |
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Common Ground Dove |
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| Cuculidae Cuckoo Family |
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| Geococcyx |
californianus |
Greater Roadrunner |
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| Tytonidae Barn Owl Family |
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| Tyto |
alba |
Barn Owl |
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| Strigidae Typical Owl Family |
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| Asio |
otus |
Long-eared Owl |
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| Asio |
flammeus |
Short-eared Owl |
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| Athene |
cunicularia |
Burrowing Owl |
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| Bubo |
virginianus |
Great Horned Owl |
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| Micranthene |
whitneyi |
Elf Owl |
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| Otus |
kennicottii |
Western Screech Owl |
O. asio |
| Strix |
occidentalis |
Spotted Owl |
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| Caprimulgidae Goatsucker Family |
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| Chordeiles |
acutipennis |
Lesser Nighthawk |
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| Chordeiles |
minor |
Common Nighthawk |
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| Phalaenoptilus |
nuttallii |
Common Poorwill |
Poorwill |
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| Alcedinidae Kingfisher Family |
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| Ceryle |
alcyon |
Belted Kingfisher |
Megaceryle a. |
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| Apodidae Swift Family |
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| Aeronautes |
saxatalis |
White-throated Swift |
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| Chaetura |
vauxi |
Vaux's Swift |
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| Trochilidae Hummingbird Family |
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| Archilochus |
alexandri |
Black-chinned Hummingbird |
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| Calypte |
anna |
Anna's Hummingbird |
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| Calypte |
costae |
Costa's Hummingbird |
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| Selasphorus |
rufus |
Rufous Hummingbird |
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| Selasphorus |
sasin |
Allen's Hummingbird |
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| Stellula |
calliope |
Calliope Hummingbird |
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| Picidae Woodpecker Family |
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| Colaptes |
auratus |
Northern Flicker |
Common Flicker |
| Melanerpes |
formicivorus |
Acorn Woodpecker |
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| Melanerpes |
lewis |
Lewis' Woodpecker |
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| Picoides |
nuttallii |
Nuttal's Woodpecker |
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| Picoides |
albolarvatus |
White-headed Woodpecker |
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| Picoides |
scalaris |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker |
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| Picoides |
villosus |
Hairy Woodpecker |
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| Sphyrapicus |
thyroideus |
Williamson's Sapsucker |
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| Sphyrapicus |
varius |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
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| Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatcher Family |
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| Contopus |
sordidulus |
Western Wood Peewee |
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| Contopus |
cooperi |
Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Nuttallornis borealis |
| Empidonax |
difficilis |
Pacific-slope Flycatcher |
Western Flycatcher |
| Empidonax |
hammondii |
Hammond's Flycatcher |
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| Empidonax |
oberholseri |
Dusky Flycatcher |
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| Empidonax |
traillii |
Willow Flycatcher |
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| Empidonax |
wrightii |
Gray Flycatcher |
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| Myiarchus |
cinerascens |
Ash-throated Flycatcher |
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| Myiarchus |
tyrannulus |
Brown-crested Flycatcher |
Wied's Crested Flycatcher |
| Pyrocephelus |
rubinus |
Vermillion Flycatcher |
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| Sayornis |
nigricans |
Black Phoebe |
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| Sayornis |
saya |
Say's Phoebe |
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| Tyrannus |
verticalis |
Western Kingbird |
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| Tyrannus |
vociferans |
Cassin's Kingbird |
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| Laniidae True Shrike Family |
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| Lanius |
ludovicianus |
Loggerhead Shrike |
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| Vireonidae Vireo Family |
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| Vireo |
bellii |
Bell's Vireo |
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| Vireo |
cassinii |
Solitary Vireo |
V. solitarius Solitary Vireo |
| Vireo |
gilvus |
Warbling Vireo |
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| Vireo |
plumbeus |
Plumbeous Vireo |
V. solitarius Solitary Vireo |
| Vireo |
vicinior |
Gray Vireo |
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| Corvidae Crow and Jay Family |
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| Aphelocoma |
californica |
Western Scrub Jay |
A. coerulescens Scrub Jay |
| Corvus |
corax |
Common Raven |
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| Cyanocitta |
stelleri |
Steller Jay |
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| Gymnorhinus |
cyanocephalus |
Pinyon Jay |
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| Nucifraga |
columbiana |
Clark's Nutcracker |
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| Alaudidae Lark Family |
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| Eremophila |
alpestris |
Horned Lark |
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| Hirundinidae Swallow Family |
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| Hirundo |
rustica |
Barn Swallow |
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| Petrochelidon |
pyrrhonota |
Cliff Swallow |
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| Stelgidopteryx |
ruficollis |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
S. ruficollis Rough-winged |
| Tachycineta |
bicolor |
Tree Swallow |
Iridoprocne b. |
| Tachycineta |
thalassina |
Violet-green Swallow |
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| Paridae Chickadee and Titmouse Family |
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| Baeolophus |
inornatus |
Oak Titmouse |
Parus i. Plain Titmouse |
| Poecile |
gambeli |
Mountain Chickadee |
Parus g. |
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| Remizidae Penduline Tit Family |
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| Auriparus |
flaviceps |
Verdin |
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| Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Family |
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| Psaltriparus |
minimus |
Bushtit |
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| Sittidae Nuthatch Family |
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| Sitta |
carolinensis |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
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| Sitta |
canadensis |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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| Sitta |
pygmaea |
Pygmy Nuthatch |
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| Certhiidae Creeper Family |
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| Certhia |
americana |
Brown Creeper |
C. familiaris |
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| Troglodytidae Wren Family |
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| Campylorhynchus |
brunneicapillus |
Cactus Wren |
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| Catherpes |
mexicanus |
Canyon Wren |
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| Salpinctes |
obsoletus |
Rock Wren |
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| Thyromanes |
bewickii |
Bewick's Wren |
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| Troglodytes |
aedon |
House Wren |
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| Cinclidae Dipper Family |
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| Cinclus |
mexicanus |
American Dipper |
Dipper |
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| Timaliidae Typical Babbler Family |
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| Chamaea |
fasciata |
Wrentit |
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| Regulidae Kinglet Family |
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| Regulus |
calendula |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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| Sylviidae Old World Warbler Family |
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| Polioptila |
caerulea |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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| Polioptila |
melanura |
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher |
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| Turdidae Thrush Family |
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| Catharus |
guttatus |
Hermit Thrush |
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| Catharus |
ustulatus |
Swainson's Thrush |
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| Ixoreus |
naevius |
Varied Thrush |
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| Myadestes |
townsendi |
Townsend's Solitaire |
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| Sialia |
currucoides |
Mountain Bluebird |
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| Sialia |
mexicana |
Western Bluebird |
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| Turdus |
migratorius |
American Robin |
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| Mimidae Mockingbird and Thrasher Family |
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| Mimus |
polyglottos |
Northern Mockingbird |
Mockingbird |
| Oreoscoptes |
montanus |
Sage Thrasher |
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| Toxostoma |
crissale |
Crissal Thrasher |
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| Toxostoma |
lecontei |
Le Conte's Thrasher |
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| Toxostoma |
redivivum |
California Thrasher |
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| Motacillidae Pipit and Wagtail Family |
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| Anthus |
rubescens |
American Pipit |
A. spinoletta Water Pipit |
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| Bombycillidae Waxwing Family |
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| Bombycilla |
cedrorum |
Cedar Waxwing |
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| Ptilogonatidae Silky Flycatcher Family |
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| Phainopepla |
nitens |
Phainopepla |
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| Sturnidae Starling Family |
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| Sturnus |
vulgaris |
European Starling |
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| Parulidae New World Warbler Family |
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| Dendroica |
coronata |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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| Dendroica |
nigrescens |
Black-throated Gray Warbler |
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| Dendroica |
occidentalis |
Hermit Warbler |
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| Dendroica |
petechia |
Yellow Warbler |
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| Dendroica |
townsendi |
Townsend's Warbler |
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| Geothlypis |
trichas |
Common Yellowthroat |
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| Icteria |
virens |
Yellow-breasted Chat |
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| Oporornis |
tolmiei |
MacGillivray's Warbler |
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| Parula |
americana |
Northern Parula |
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| Vermivora |
celata |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
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| Vermivora |
ruficapilla |
Nashville Warbler |
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| Wilsonia |
pusilla |
Wilson's Warbler |
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| Thraupidae Tanager Family |
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| Piranga |
ludoviciana |
Western Tanager |
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| Cardinalidae Cardinal and Grosbeak Family |
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| Passerina |
amoena |
Lazuli Bunting |
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| Passerina |
caerulea |
Blue Grosbeak |
Guiraca c. |
| Pheucticus |
ludovicianus |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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| Pheucticus |
melanocephalus |
Black-headed Grosbeak |
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| Emberizidae Emberizid Sparrow Family |
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| Aimophila |
ruficeps |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
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| Amphispiza |
belli |
Sage Sparrow |
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| Amphispiza |
bilineata |
Black-throated Sparrow |
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| Chondestes |
grammacus |
Lark Sparrow |
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| Junco |
hyemalis |
Dark-eyed Junco |
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| Melospiza |
lincolnii |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
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| Passerculus |
sandwichensis |
Savannah Sparrow |
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| Passerella |
iliaca |
Fox Sparrow |
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| Pipilio |
aberti |
Abert's Towhee |
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| Pipilio |
chlorurus |
Green-tailed Towhee |
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| Pipilio |
fuscus |
California Towhee |
P. fuscus Brown Towhee |
| Pipilio |
maculatus |
Spotted Towhee |
P. erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided |
| Pooecetes |
gramineus |
Vesper Sparrow |
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| Spizella |
atrogularis |
Black-chinned Sparrow |
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| Spizella |
breweri |
Brewer's Sparrow |
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| Spizella |
passerina |
Chipping Sparrow |
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| Zonotrichia |
atricapilla |
Golden-crowned Sparrow |
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| Zonotrichia |
leucophrys |
White-crowned Sparrow |
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| Icteridae Oriole and Blackbird Family |
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| Agelaius |
phoeniceus |
Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Euphagus |
cyanocephalus |
Brewer's Blackbird |
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| Icterus |
bullockii |
Bullock's Oriole |
I. galbula Northern Oriole |
| Icterus |
cucullatus |
Hooded Oriole |
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| Icterus |
parisorum |
Scott's Oriole |
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| Molothrus |
ater |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
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| Quiscalis |
mexicanus |
Great-tailed Grackle |
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| Sturnella |
neglecta |
Western Meadowlark |
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| Xanthocephalus |
xanthocephalus |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
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| Fringillidae Finch Family |
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| Carduelis |
lawrencei |
Lawrence's Goldfinch |
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| Carduelis |
pinus |
Pine Siskin |
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| Carduelis |
psaltria |
Lesser Goldfinch |
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| Carduelis |
tristis |
American Goldfinch |
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| Carpodacus |
cassinii |
Cassin's Finch |
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| Carpodacus |
mexicanus |
House Finch |
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| Carpodacus |
purpureus |
Purple Finch |
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| Loxia |
curvirostra |
Red Crossbill |
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| Passeridae Old World Sparrow Family |
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| Passer |
domesticus |
House Sparrow |
English Sparrow |