Alphabetical Index by Family with Photographs, Frigates to Loons

Birds (493) – Alphabetical Index by 72 Families with Photographs, Part II, Frigates to Loons

Frigates of the Fregatidae Family (2)

Great Frigatebird, Fregata minor

Magnificent Frigate
Fregata magnificens

Gnatcatcher of the Polioptilidae Family (3)

Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea

Grebes of the Podicipedidae Family (5)

Clark’s Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii

Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Least Grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus

Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps

Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis

Guans, Chachalacas and Curassows of the Cracidae Family (4)

Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis ventula

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis wagleri

West Mexican Chachalaca
Ortalis poiliocephala

White-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis leucogastra

Gulls and Terns of the Laridae Family (15)

Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger

Bonaparte’s Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia

California Gull, Larus californicus

Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia

Forster’s Tern, Sterna forsteri

Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens

Heermann’s Gull, Larus heermanni

Herring Gull, Larus argentatus

Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus

Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis

Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus

Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis

Short-billed Gull, Larus brachyrhynchus

Western Gull, Larus occidentalis

Yellow-footed Gull, Larus livens

Hawks, Eagles and Kites of the Accipitridae Family (18)

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus

Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii

Crane Hawk
Geranospiiza caerulescens

Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis

Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Gray Hawk, Buteo plagiatus

Harris’s Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus

Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris

Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus

Snail Kite, Rostrharius socialblis

Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni

White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus

Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus

Herons, Egrets and Bitterns of the Ardeidae Family (12)

Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum

Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias

Great Egret, Ardea alba

Green Heron, Butorides virescens

Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea

Pinnated Bittern, Botaurus pinnatus

Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens

Snowy Egret, Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor

Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea


 Western Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis

Hummingbirds of the Trochididae Family (30)

Allen’s Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin

Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna

Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Amazilia luciae

Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina

Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri

Blue-capped Hummingbird
Eupherusa cyanophrys

Blue-throated Mountain Gem
Lampornis clemenciae

Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cyanthus latirostris

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus

Calliope Hummingbird
Selaphorus calliope

Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila

Costa’s Hummingbird, Calypte costae

Crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania columbica

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
Abeillia abeillia

Golden-crowned Emerald
Cynanthus auriceps
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii

Green-fronted Hummingbird
Leucolia viridifrons

Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer

Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris

Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Tilmatura duponti

Violet Saberwing
Campylopterus hemileucurus

Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Leucolia violicps

Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti

White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis

White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora

Xanthus’s Hummingbird
Hylocharis xantusii

Ibises and Spoonbills of the Threskiornithidae Family (3)

Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja

White Ibis, Eudocimus albus

White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi

Jaeger of the Skua Family (1)

Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorius longicaudus

Kingfishers of the Alcedinidae Family (4)

Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona

American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea

Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon

Green Kingfisher, Chloroceryl americana

Kinglet of the Regulidae Family (1)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula

Loons of the Gaviidae Family (1)

Common Loon
Gavia immer