Bahía de San Quintín: birds

English name Scientific name Key Source
Cooper´s hawk Accipiter cooperii + Ac 3
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Sc 1
Clark´s grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Po 1
Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Po 1
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Em 7
Rufous-crowned sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Em 7
Sage sparrow Amphispiza belli Em 7
Northern pintail Anas acuta + An 1
American wigeon Anas americana + An 1
Northern shoveler Anas clypeata An 1, 9
Green-winged teal Anas crecca An 5
Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera An 1, 9
Blue-winged teal Anas discors + An 1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos An 1
Gadwall Anas strepera An 1
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons elgansi+ An 1, 9
Snow goose Anser caerulescens An 1, 9
Water pipit Anthus rubescens Mo 1
Scrub jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Co 3
Surfbird Aphriza virgata Sc 5
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos + Ac 5
Great-blue heron Ardea herodias Ar 1
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Sc 1
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Sc 1
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus + St 1
Lesser scaup Aythya affinis + An 1
Redhead Aythya americana An 1
Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris An 1
Greater scaup Aythya marila An 1
Canvasback Aythya valisineria An 1
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Ar 1
Brant Branta bernicla An 1
Canada goose Branta canadensis An 7
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis * + Ar 1
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola An 1
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula An 5
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis + Ac 3
Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis Ac 1
Sanderling Calidris alba Sc 1
Dunlin Calidris alpina Sc 1
Red knot Calidris canutus Sc 1
Western sandpiper Calidris mauri Sc 1
Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos Sc 1
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla Sc 1
California quail Callipepla californica Ph 3
Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna Tr 3
Costa´s hummingbird Calypte costae + Tr 3
Cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Tg 3
House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Fr 3
Great egret Casmerodius albus + Ar 1
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Ca 1
Hermit trush Catharus guttatus Ms 7
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Sc 1
Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Al 1
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Ms 7
Snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus # Ch 1, 10
Mountain plover Charadrius montanus + Ch 1
Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus Ch 1
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Ch 1, 10
Wilson's plover Charadrius wilsonia Ch 1
Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis St 7
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus + Ac 1
Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris Tg 3
Northern flicker Colaptes auratus Pi 5
Rock dove Columba livia * Co 3
Common ground-dove Columbina passerina Co 5
Common raven Corvus corax Co 1
Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata Em 3
Little-blue heron Egretta caerulea Ar 1
Reddish egret Egretta rufescens + Ar 1
Snowy egret Egretta thula Ar 1
Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor Ar 1
White -tailed kite Elanus leucurus Ac 1
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris actia # Au 1
Wandering tattler Heterocelus incanus Sc 1
Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Em 3
Merlin Falco columbarius+ Fa 2
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus + Fa 1
American kestrel Falco sparverius+ Fa 1
American coot Fulica americana Ra 1
Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Pr 1
Common loon Gavia immer + Ga 1
Red-throated loon Gavia stellata Ga 2
Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Cu 5
Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Em 1
Black oystercatcher Haemotopus bachmani Ha 1
Wandering tattler Heteroscelus incanus Sc 1
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus Re 1, 10
Cliff swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota + Hi 7
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Hi 7
Northern (Bullock´s) Oriole Icterus galbula Em 3
Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Em 7
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Ln 1
Herring gull Larus argentatus La 1
California gull Larus californicus + La 1
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis La 1
Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens La 3
Heermann's gull Larus heermani + La 1
Western gull Larus occidentalis La 1, 10
Bonaparte's gull Larus philadelphia La 1
Thayer's gull Larus thayeri La 1
Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis + Ra 1,11
Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Sc 1
Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Sc 1
Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa Sc 1
White-winged scoter Melanitta fusca An 1
Black scoter Melanitta nigra An 1
Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata An 1
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Em 7
Black skimmer Rynchops niger*   1
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator An 1
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Mi 3
Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Em 3
Ash-throated flycatcher Myarchus cinerascens Ta 5
Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus + Sc 1
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Sc 1
Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Ar 1
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis An 1, 9
Osprey Pandion haliaetus + Ac 1
House sparrow Passer domesticus * Ps 1
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi # Em 1, 10
California brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus + Pe 1
Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus + Pa 1
Brandt's cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Pa 7
Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Sc 1
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Sc 1
Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Sc 1
California Towhee Pipilo crissalis Em 3
Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Em 7
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus Em 7
White-faced ibis Plegadix chihi Th 9
Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola Ch 1
Horned grebe Podiceps auritus Po 1
Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis Po 1
Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps Po 1
California gnatcatcher Polioptila californica atwoodii # Ms 6
Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Em 7
Sora Porzana carolina Ra 1
Purple Martin Progne subis Hi 7
Great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Em 9
Virginia rail Rallus limicola Ra 1
Clapper rail Rallus longirostris levipes # Ra 1
American avocet Recurvirostra americana Re 1, 10
Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula Ms 3
  Regulus satrapa Ms 9
Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla La 5
Black skimmer Rynchops niger + La 1
Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus Tg 7
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Ta 5
Say's phoebe Sayornis saya Ta 3
Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufous Tr 9
Allen´s hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Tr 5
American redstart Setophaga ruticilla Em 7
Mountain blue bird Sialia currucoides Ms 7
Burrowing owl Speotyto cunicularia # St 1
Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus La 5
Least tern Sterna antillarum browni # La 1, 10
Caspian tern Sterna caspia La 1, 8
Elegant tern Sterna elegans + La 1
Foster's tern Sterna forsteri La 1, 10
Royal tern Sterna maxima La 1
Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Em 3
European starling Sturnus vulgaris * Sn 3
Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Hi 3
Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina Hi 7
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii Tg 7
Gray trasher Toxostoma cinereum + Mi 7
California trasher Toxostoma redivivum Mi 3
Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Sc 1, 9
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Sc 1, 9
(Northern) House wren Troglodytes aedon Tg 7
Western kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Ta 5
Cassin´s kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Ta 3
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba + Ty 5
Orange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata Em 7
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Co 3
Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Em 7
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Em 3

Families list  
ACCIPITRIDAE Ac
ALAUDIDAE Au
ALCEDINIDAE Al
ANATIDAE An
ARDEIDAE Ar
CATHARTIDAE Ca
CHARADRIIDAE Ch
COLUMBIDAE Co
CORVIDAE Co
CUCULIDAE Cu
EMBERIZIDAE Em
FALCONIDAE Fa
FRINGILLIDAE Fr
GAVIIDAE Ga
HAEMATOPODIDAE Ha
HIRUNDINIDAE Hi
LANIIDAE Ln
LARIDAE La
MIMIDAE Mi
MOTACILLIDAE Mo
MUSCICAPIDAE Ms
PASSERIDAE Ps
PELECANIDAE Pe
PHALACROCORACIDAE Pa
PHASIANIDAE Ph
PICIDAE Pi
PODICIPEDIDAE Po
PROCELLARIIDAE Pr
RALLIDAE Ra
RECURVIROSTRIDAE Re
SCOLOPACIDAE Sc
STRIGIDAE St
STURNIDAE Sn
THRESKIORNITHIDAE Th
TROCHILIDAE Tr
TROGLODYTIDAE Tg
TYRANNIDAE Ta
TYTONIDAE Ty

* Non-native species
+ Special status species
# Breeding special species


Last Updated on 05/12/99
By Pro Esteros


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