Birds – Alphabetical Index by Common Name (489)

Abert’s Towhee, Melozone aberti
Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
Aleutian Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
Allen’s Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin
Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis
Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona
American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana
American Coot, Fulica americana
American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
American Kestrel, Falco sparverius
American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliates
American Peking Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domestica
American Pygmy Kingfisher, Chloroceryle aenea
American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
American Robin, Turdus migratorius
American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynochos
American Wigeon, Mareca americana
Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga
Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna
Arizona Woodpecker, Dryobates arizonae
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
Aztec Thrush, Ridgwayia pinicola
*Azure-crowned Hummingbird, Amazilia luciae
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasiata
Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum
Barn Owl, Tyto alba
Bay-breasted Warbler, Setophaga castanea
Bearded Screech Owl, Megascops barabarus
Bell’s Vireo, Vireo belli
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
*Bendire’s Thrasher,  Toxostoma bendirei
Berylline Hummingbird, Saucerottia beryllina
Bewick’s Wren, Thryomanes bewickii
Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger
Black Vulture, Cathartes atratus
Black-and-white Owl, Ciccaba nigrolineata
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia
Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Polioptila nigriceps
Black-capped Vireo, Vireo atricapilla
Black-chested Sparrow, Peucaea humeralis
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri
Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
Black-polled Yellowthroat, Geothlypis speciosa
Black-tailed Gnatchacher, Polioptila melanura
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Setophaga nigrescens
Black-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta colliei
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Setophaga caerulescens
Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata
Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri
Black-vented Shearwater, Puffinus opistomelas
Blue Bunting, Cyanocompsa parellina
Blue-capped Hummingbird, Eupherusa cyanophrys
Blue-footed Booby, Sula nebouxii
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
Blue-gray Tanager, Thraupis episcopus
Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea
Blue Mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens
Blue-throated Mountain Gem, Lampornis clemenciae
Blue-winged Teal, Spatula discors
Bonaparte’s Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Botteri’s Sparrow, Peucaea botterii
Brandt’s Cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Brant, Branta bernicla
Brewer’s Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer’s Sparrow, Spizella breweri
Bridled Titmouse, Baeolophus wollwebeberi
Bright-rumped Attila, Attila spadicens
Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cyanthus latirostris
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus
Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster
Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus
Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
Brown Jay, Psilorhinus morio
Brown Pelican, Pelanus occidentalis
Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Empidonax fulvifrons
Buff-throated Saltator, Saltator maximus
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
Bullock’s Oriole, Icterus bullockii
Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus
Cactus Wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
California Gull, Larus californicus
California Quail, Callipepla californica
California Thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum
Calliope Hummingbird, Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Canyon Towhee, Melozone fusca
Canyon Wren, Catherpes mexicanus
Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
Caspian Tern, Hyderoprogne caspia
Cassin’s Finch, Haemorhous cassinii
Cassin’s Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
Cassin’s Vireo, Vireo cassinii
Ceder Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker, Celeus castaneus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Psarocolius wagleri
Chestnut-sided Shrike Vireo, Vireolanius melitophrys
*Chestnut-sided Warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica
*Chicken, Gallus domesticus
Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
Cinnamon Hummingbird, Amazilia rutila
Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator, Saltator grandis
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater, Sporophila torqueola
Citreoline Trogon, Trogon citreolus
Clapper Rail, Rallus crepitans
Clark’s Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii
Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida
Clay-colored Thrush, Turdus grayi
Colima Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium palmarum
Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
Common Black Hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
Common Chlorospingus, Chlorospingus flavopectus
Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
Common Ground Dove, Columbina passerina
Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
Common Raven, Corvus corax
Common Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum cinerenum
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
Costa’s Hummingbird, Calypte costae
Crane Hawk, Geranospiza caerulescens
Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway
Crimson-collared Tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
*Crowned Woodnymph, Thalurania columbica
Crissal Thrasher, Toxostoma crissale
Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre
Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
Dickcissel, Spiza americana
Double-crested Cormorant, Nannopterum auritum
Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens
Dunlin, Calidris alpina
Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer
Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
Eared Quetzal, Euptilotis neoxenus
Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sisalis
Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
Elegant Euphonia, Chlorophonia elegantissima
*Elegant Quail, Callipepla douglasii
*Elegant Trogon, Trogon elegans
*Elf Owl, Micrathene whitneyi
*Emerald-chinned Hummingbird, Abeillia abeillia
*Española Mockingbird, Mimus macdonaldi
*Eurasian Collard-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
*European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
*Fan-tailed Warbler, Basileuterus lachrymosus
Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis
*Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum
*Flame-colored Tanager, Piranga bidentata
Flammulated Flycatcher, Deltarhynchus flammulatus
Forster’s Tern, Sterna forsteri
Fox Sparrow, , Passerella iliaca
Gambel’s Quail, Callipepla gambelii
Gartered Trogon, Trogon caligatus
*Gila Woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis
Gilded Flicker, Colaptes chrysoides
Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens
Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Vireo, Vireo hypochryseus
*Golden-browed Warbler, Basileuterus belli
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysogenys
Golden-crowned Emerald, Cynanthus auriceps
Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
Golden-hooded Tanager, Tangara larvata
Grace’s Warbler, Stetophaga graciae
Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
*Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii
Gray Hawk, Buteo plagiatus
*Gray Silky Flycatcher, Ptiliogonys cinereus
*Gray Thrasher, Toxostoma cinereum
Gray Vireo, Vireo vicinior
Gray-collard Becard, Pachyrampus major
Gray-crowned Woodpecker, Colaptes auricularis
*Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Great Frigatebird, Fregata minor
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
*Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
*Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
*Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax
Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx califorianus
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
*Green Heron, Butorides virescens
Green Honeycreeper, Chlorophanes spiza
Green Kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana
Green Parakeet, Psittacara holochlorus
Green-breasted Mango, Anthracothorax prevostii
Green-fronted Hummingbird, Leucolia viridifrons
*Green-striped Brushfinch, Arremon virenticeps
Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus
*Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis viridicata
*Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris
Hammond’s Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
*Happy Wren, Pheugopedius felix
Harris’s Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus
Heermann’s Gull, Larus heermanni
Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava
Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
Hermit Warbler, Setophaga occidentalis
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
*Hooded Warbler, Setophaga citrina
*House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
House Wren, Troglodytes aedon
Hutton’s Vireo, Vireo huttoni
*Inca Dove, Columbina inca
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Dryobates scalaris
Lark Bunting, Calaniospiza melanocorys
Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
Laughing Falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans
*Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
*Lawrence’s Goldfinch, Spinus lawrencei
*Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena
Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
Least Grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
*Lesser Goldfinch, Spinus psaltria
Lesser Ground Cuckoo, Morococcyx erythropygus
Lesser Roadrunner, Geococcyx velox
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
Lesson’s Motmot, Momotus lessonii
Lewis’s Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis
Lilac-crowned Parrot, Amazona finschi
Lincoln’s Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
Lineated Woodpecker, Dryocopus lineatus
*Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea
Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma longirostre
Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus
Louisiana Waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla
Lucifer Hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer
*Lucy’s Warbler, Leiothlypis luciae
MacGillivray’s Warbler, Geothlypis tolmiei
Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mangrove Swallow, Tachycineta albilinea
Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa
Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra 
Masked Tityra, Tityra semifasciata
*Mexican Duck, Anas diazi
*Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma wollweberi
*Mexican Parrotlet, Forpus cyanopygius
*Middle American Screech Owl, Megascops guatemalae
Military Macaw, Ara militaris
Monk Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus
Montezuma Oropendola, Psarocolius montezuma
Montezuma’s Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae
Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides*
*Mountain Trogon, Trogon mexicanus
*Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata
Nashville Warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Nazca Booby, Sula granti
Neotropic Cormorant, Nannopterum brasilianum
*Northern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe
*Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
*Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
Northern Fulmar, Fulmaris glacialis
Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius
Northern Jacana, Jacana spinosa
Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
Northern Potoo, Nyctibius jamaicensis
Northern Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Shoveler, Spatula clypeata
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis
Nutting’s Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi
Ocellated Turkey, Melegris ocellata
Olive Warbler, Peucedramidae taeniatus
Orange-bill Sparrow, Arremon aurantiirostris
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus aurantiirostris
*Orange-breasted Bunting, Passerina leclancherii
Orange-crowned Warbler, Leiothlypis celata
Orange-fronted Parakeet, Eupsittula canicularis
*Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla
Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
*Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris
Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus
Pale-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus guatemalensis
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens
Pheasant Cuckoo, Dromococcyx phasianellus
*Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
Pine Flycatcher, Empidonax affinis*
Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus
Pinnated Bittern, Botaurus pinnatus
Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula
*Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii
*Plumbeous Vireo, Vireo plumbeus
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica
Purplish-backed Jay, Cyanocorax beecheii
*Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus
Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris
Red-breasted Chat, Granatellus venustus
Red-crowned Parrot, Amazona viridigenalis
Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens
*Redhead, Aythya americana
Red-faced Warbler, Cardellina rubrifons
Red-footed Booby, Sula sula
*Red-headed Tanager, Piranga erythrocephala
Red-legged Honeycreeper, Cyanerpes cyaneus
Red-lored Parrot, Amazona autumnalis
*Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
*Red-throated Ant-Tanager, Habia fuscicauda
Red Warbler, Cardellina rubra
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
Roadside Hawk, Rupornis magnirostris
Rock Pigeon, Columbia livia
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rose-throated Becard, Pachyrampus aglaiae
Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Corthylio calendula
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
*Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti
Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
*Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca, Ortalis wagleri
*Rufous-capped Brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus
*Rufous-capped Warbler, Basileuterus rufifrons
Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
*Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
*Rufous-naped Wren, Campylorhynchus rufinucha
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
Russet-crowned Motmot, Momotus mexicanus
Russet-naped Wood-rail, Aramides albiventris
Russet Nightingale Thrush, Catharus occidentalis
*Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow, Melozone kierneri
*Rusty Sparrow, Aimophila rufescens
*Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus
San Blas Jay, Cyanocorax sanblasianus
Sanderling, Calidris alba
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
Scaled Quail, Callipepla squamata
Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao
Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Ramphocelus passerinii
Scissortail Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
*Scott’s Oriole, Icterus parisorum
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus
Short-billed Gull, Larus brachyrhynchus
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
*Sierra Madre Sparrow, Xenospiza baileyi
*Sinaloa Crow, Corvus sinaloae
*Sinaloa Wren, Troglodytes sinaloa
Slate-throated Redstart, Myioborus minatus
Slaty-tailed Trogon, Trogon massena
Slaty Vireo, Vireo brevipennis
Snail Kite, Rostrharius sociablis
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
*Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
*Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
*Sparkling-tailed Woodstar, Tilmatura duponti
*Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius
*Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
*Spotted Wren, Campylorhynchus gularis
*Squirrel Cuckoo, Piaya cayana
Steller’s Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus
Strickland’s Woodpecker, Dryobates stricklandi
Stripe-headed Sparrow, Peucaea ruficauda
Striped Sparrow, Oriturus superciliosus
Stygian Owl, Asio stygius
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris
*Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra
Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias
Surfbird, Calidris virgata
Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
Swainson’s Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
Tennessee Warbler, Leiothlypis peregrina
Thick-billed Kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris
Thick-billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
Townsend’s Warbler, Steophaga townsendi
*Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor
Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus
*Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus
Tropical Parula, Parula pitiayumi
*Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Tufted Jay, Cyanocorax dickeyi
*Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird, Cynanthus doubledayi
*Varied Bunting, Passerina versicolor
*Verdin, Auriparus flaviceps
Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
*Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
*Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Leucolia violicps
*Violet-headed Hummingbird, Klais guimeti
*Violet Saberwing, Campylopterus hemileucurus
*Virginia’s Warbler, Leiothlypis virginiae
*Warbling Vireo, Vireo gilvus
*West Mexican Chachalaca, Ortalis poliocephala
*West Mexican Euphonia, Euphonia godmani
Western Bluebird, Sialia mexicana
Western Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
Western Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis
Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull, Larus occidentalis
Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri
Western Screech Owl, Megascops kennicottii
Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
*Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
*Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
White-bellied Chachalaca, Ortalis leucogastra
*White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Parrot, Pionus senilis
White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-eared Hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis
White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
*White-fronted Parrot, Amazona albifrons
White-necked Jacobin, Florisuga mellivora
White-striped Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes leucogaster
White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
*White-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta formosa
White-throated Sparrow, Zonotricha albicollis
White-throated Thrush, Turdus assimilis
White-tipped Dove, Leptotila verreauxi
*White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica
Wild Turkey, Melegris gallopavo
Willet, Tringa semipalmata
Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
Wilson’s Plover, Charadrius wilsonia
Wilson’s Snipe, Gallinago delicata
*Wilson’s Warbler, Cardellina pusilla
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
Wood Stork, Mycteria americana
Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Wrentit, Chamaea fasciata
Xantus’s Hummingbird, Hylocharis xantusii
*Yellow Grosbeak, Pleucticus chrysopeplus
Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
*Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nyctanassa violacea
*Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus
Yellow-footed Gull, Larus livens
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-headed Parrot, Amazona oratrix
Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cassiculus cela
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Euphonia, Euphonia hirundinacea
Yellow-throated Warbler, Setophaga dominica
*Yellow-winged Cacique, Cassiculus melanicterus
Yellowish Flycatcher, Empidonax flavescens
Yucatán Woodpecker, Melanerpes pygmaeus
*Zone-tailed Hawk, Buteo albonotatus