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Birds of Glendora Dick Swinney
copyright November 2007 Revised July 2008
Last updated: June 12, 2012
Order Anseriformes - Screamers, Ducks, Geese and Swans Family Anatidae - Ducks and Geese Subfamily - Anserinae -
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Subfamily - Anatinae -
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope American Wigeon Anas americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Canvasback Aythya valisineria Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Hooded Merganser Lopohodytes cucullatus Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Order Galliformes - Gallinaceous Birds Family Odontophoridae - New World Quail
Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus California Quail Callipepla californica *Bob White Colinus virginianus
Order Podicipediformes - Grebes Family Podicipedidae - Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Order Pelecaniformes - Totipalmate Birds Family Pelecanidae - Pelicans
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Family Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Egret Ardea alba Snowy Egret Egretta thula Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Green Heron Butorides virescens Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Order Falconiformes - Diurnal Birds of Prey Family Cathartidae - New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Family Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Osprey Pandion haliaetus White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Family Falconidae - Caracaras and Falcons Subfamily Falconinae - Falcons
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius (Nominate) Falco columbarius (Richardson’s Merlin) Falco columbarius richardsoni
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Order Gruiformes - Rails, Cranes, and Allies Family Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Sora Porzana carolina American Coot Fulica americana
Order Charadriformes - Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks, and Allies Family - Charadriidae - Lapwings and Plover Subfamily - Charadriinae -
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Family Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Family Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Subfamily Scolopacinae -
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Family Laridae - Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Subfamily - Larinae -
Heermann’s Gull Larus heermanni Ring-billed Gull Larus delswarensis California Gull Larus californicus Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
Order Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves Family Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Common Ground-Dove Collumbina passerina
Order Psittaciformes - Parrots and Their Allies Family Psittacidae - Parrots and Their Allies Subfamily Platycercinae -
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Sub Family Arinae - Parrots
White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis Lilac-crowned Parrot Amazona finschi Red-lored Parrot Amazona autumnalis Blue-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephala
Order Cuculiformes - Cuckoos and Allies Family Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunner, and Anis Subfamily Cuculinae -
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Subfamily Neomorphinae -
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Order Strigiformes - Owls Family - Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Family Strigidae - Typical Owls
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis Long-eared Owl Asio Otus
Order Caprimulgiformes - Goatsuckers, Oilbirds, and Allies Family Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers Subfamily Chordeilinae -
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
Subfamily Caprimulginae -
Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Order Apodiformes - Swifts and Hummingbirds Family Apodidae - Swifts
Subfamily Cypseloidinae -
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Subfamily Chaeturinae -
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi
Subfamily Apodinae -
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
Family Trochilidae - Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Allen’s Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin (Sedentary) Selaspllhorus sasin ssp. sedentarius
Family Alcedinidae - Subfamily Cerylinae -
Belted Kingfisher Megacerlye alcyon
Order Piciformes - Puffbirds, Jacamars, Toucans, Woodpeckers, and Allies Family Picidae - Woodpeckers and Allies
Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber Nuttall’s Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus (Red Shafted) Colaptes auratus ssp. cafer (Yellow Shafted) Colaptes auratus ssp. nominate
Order Passeriformes - Passerine Birds Family Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers Subfamily Fluvicolinae -
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Western Wood-Pewee Contopous sordidulus Willow Flycatcher Empidonax trallii, Hammond’s Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya
Subfamily Tyranninae -
Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Cassin’s Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Family Laniidae - Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Family Vireonidae - Vireos
Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus Cassin’s Vireo Vireo cassinii Hutton’s Vireo Vireo huttoni Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
Family Corvidae - Crows and Jays
Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax
Family Hirundinidae - Swallows Subfamily - Hirundininae -
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Stelgidopteryx serripennis Swallow Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Family Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice
Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
Family Aegithalidae - Long-Tailed Tits and Bushtits
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Family Sittidae - Nuthatches Subfamily - Sittinae
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
Family Certhiidae - Creepers Subfamily - Certhiinae -
Brown Creeper Certhis americana
Family Troglodytidae - Wrens
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii House Wren Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Family Cinclidae - Dippers
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
Family Regulidae - Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Family Sylviidae - Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers Subfamily - Polioptilinae -
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Family Turdidae - Thrushes
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus American Robin Turdus migratorius Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevirus
Family Timaliidae - Babblers
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
Family Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Bendire’s Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
Family Sturniidae - Starlilngs
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Family Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Family Bombycillidae - Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Family Ptilogonatidae - Silky-Flycatchers
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
Family Parulidae - Wood-Warblers
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Northern Parula Warbler Parula americana Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata (Audubon’s Warbler) Dendroica coronata ssp. audubonii (Myrtle Warbler) Dendroica coronata ssp. hooveri Black-throated Gray Dendroica caerulescens Warbler Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis tolmiei Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
Family Thraupidae - Tanagers
Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
Family Emberizidae - Emberizids
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus California Towhee Pipilo crissalis Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Brewer’s Sparrow Spizella breweri Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. nevadensis (Nevada) Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca (Thick-billed) Passerella iliaca ssp. stephensi (Sooty) Passerella iliaca ssp. unalaschcensis (Slate-colored) Passerella iliaca ssp. schistacea Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia ssp. heermanni Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula White-crowned Sparrow Zonotichia leucophrys (Gambel’s) Zonotrichia leucophrys spp. gambelii (Mountain) Zonotrichia leucophrys spp. oriantha Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon Junco) Junco hyemalis ssp. oreganus (Pink-sided) Junco hyemalis ssp. mearnsi (Slate Colored) Junco hyemalis ssp. hyemalis
Family Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies
Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Family Icteridae - Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii
Family Fringillidae - Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies Subfamily Carduelinae - Goldfinches and Allies
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Lawrence’s Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
Family Passeridae - Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Family Ploceidae - Weaver Birds Subfamily Ploceinae - Typical Weavers
Orange Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Family Estrilididae - Waxbills Subfamily Estrildinae
Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata
* Found only in the Selected Bird Sightings of Glendora
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