Laguna San Ignacio: birds

English name Scientific name Key Source
Cooper´s hawk Accipiter cooperii + Ac 4, 6
Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus + Ac 4, 6
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Sc 1, 2, 4, 6
Clark´s grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Po 1
Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Po 1, 2, 4, 5
White-throated swift Aeronautes saxatalis A 4, 6
Sage sparrow Amphispiza belli Em 4, 6
Black-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Em 1, 4, 6
Northern pintail Anas acuta + An 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
American wigeon Anas americana + An 2, 3, 4, 6
Northern shoveler Anas clypeata An 3, 4, 6
Green-winged teal Anas crecca An 3, 5
Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera An 3, 4, 6
Blue-winged teal Anas discors + An 1, 3
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos An 1, 3
Gadwall Anas strepera An 3, 4, 6
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons elgansi+ An 2, 4, 6
Water pipit Anthus rubescens= A. spinoletta Mo 2, 4, 5, 6
Scrub jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Co 4, 6
Surfbird Aphriza virgata Sc 1
Black-chinned hummingbird Archilocus alexandri Tr 1, 5, 6
Great-blue heron Ardea herodias Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Sc 2, 4, 5, 6
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus + St 4, 6
Verdin Auriparus flaviceps R 4, 6
Lesser scaup Aythya affinis + An 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Redhead Aythya americana An 2, 3, 4, 6
Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris An 2, 3, 4, 6
Greater scaup Aythya marila An 2, 3, 4
Canvasback Aythya valisineria An 2, 3, 4
Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum B 4, 6
American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Brant Branta bernicla An 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Great horned owl Bubo virginianus + St 4, 5, 6
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis * + Ar 1, 4, 6
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola An 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula An 3, 4, 6
Zone-tailed hawk Buteo albonotatus (albonotatus + ) Ac 4, 6
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis + Ac 4, 6
Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis Ac 4, 6
Green heron Butorides striatus = B. virescens Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Lark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Em 4, 6
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus Em 4, 6
Sanderling Calidris alba Sc 1, 2, 4, 6
Dunlin Calidris alpina Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Baird´s sandpiper Calidris bairdii Sc 7
Red knot Calidris canutus Sc 1, 4, 6
Western sandpiper Calidris mauri Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Costa´s hummingbird Calypte costae + Tr 1, 4, 6
California quail Callipepla californica Ph 4, 6
Cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Tg 1, 4, 6
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Em 4, 6
Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus Em 4, 6
Lesser goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Em 4, 6
House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Fr 1, 4, 6
Great egret Casmerodius albus # Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Ca 1, 2, 5, 6
Hermit trush Catharus guttatus Ms 4, 6
Canyon wren Catherpes mexicanus Tg 4, 6
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Al 2, 4, 5, 6
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus + Ac 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris Tg 4, 6
Northern flicker Colaptes auratus Pi 4, 6
Common ground-dove Columbina passerina Cl 4, 6
Common raven Corvus corax Co 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus + An 4
Snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus # Ch 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus Ch 1, 2, 4, 6
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Ch 1, 2
Wilson's plover Charadrius wilsonia Ch 2, 4, 5, 6
Black tern Chlidonias niger La 7
Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus Em 1
Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Cm 1, 4, 6
Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata Em 1
Yellow warbler Dendroica petequia Em 1, 6
Mangrove (yellow) warbler Dendroica petequia bryanti Em 1, 5
Black-footed albatross Diomedea nigripes D 4
Little-blue heron Egretta caerulea Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Reddish egret Egretta rufescens # Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Snowy egret Egretta thula Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
White -tailed kite Elanus leucurus Ac 4, 6
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris Au 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
White ibis Eudocimus albus Th 1, 2, 4, 5
Merlin Falco columbarius+ Fa 4, 6
Praire falcon Falco mexicanus + Fa 4, 6
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus # Fa 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
American kestrel Falco sparverius + Fa 4, 6
Great frigatebird Fregata magnificens F 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
American coot Fulica americana Ra 1, 4, 6
Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Pr 4
Common snipe Gallinago gallinago delicata Sc 1
Yellow-billed loon Gavia adamsii Ga 1
Common loon Gavia immer Ga 1, 4, 6
Pacific loon Gavia pacifica = G. artica Ga 1, 4, 6
Red-throated loon Gavia stellata Ga 1
Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Cu 4, 6
Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Em 4, 6
Black oystercatcher Haemotopus bachmani Ha 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
American oystercatcher Haemotopus palliatus Ha 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus + Ac 4, 6
Worm-eating warbler ? Helmintherus vermivorus + Em 1
Wandering tattler Heteroscelus incanus Sc 2
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus Re 1, 2
Cliff swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota + Hi 4, 6
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica + Hi 4, 6
Xantus' hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii + Tr 4, 6
Hooded oriole Icterus cucullatus + Em 1, 4, 6
Scott's oriole Icterus parisorum Em 4, 6
Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis + Ar 1, 2, 5, 6
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Ln 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Herring gull Larus argentatus La 1, 4, 5, 6
Laughing gull Larus atricilla La 1, 4, 6
California gull Larus californicus La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Mew gull Larus canus La 4
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens La 1
Heermann's gull Larus heermani + La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus La 4, 6
Yellow-footed gull Larus livens La 1, 2
Western gull Larus occidentalis La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Bonaparte's gull Larus philadelphia La 1, 2, 4
Franklin's gull Larus pipixcan La 1
Thayer's gull Larus thayeri La 4
Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Sc 1, 2, 4, 6
Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Sc 1, 2
Dowitcher Limnodromus spp. Sc 5
Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Gila woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Pi 4, 5, 6
White-winged scoter Melanitta fusca deglandi An 7
Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata An 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lincoln's sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Em 4, 6
Common merganser Mergus merganser An 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator An 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Mi 1, 4, 5, 6
Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Em 4, 6
Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Ta 4, 6
Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea=Nycticorax violaceus Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Ar 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus H 1
Ash storm-petrel Oceanodroma homocroa + H 1, 4
Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa H 4
Black storm petrel Oceanodroma melania + H 1, 4
Least storm petrel Oceanodroma microsoma + H 1
Sage trasher Oreoscoptes montanus Mi 4, 6
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis An 2, 3, 4, 6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus # Ac 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Harris' hawk Parabuteo unicintus + Ac 1, 4, 6
House sparrow Passer domesticus * Ps 1, 4, 6
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus # Em 1, 4, 5, 6
California brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus # Pe 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
White pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pe 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens P 4, 6
Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus # Pa 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Pelagic cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pa 1, 4
Brandt's cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Pa 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
common pooorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Cm 4, 6
Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Sc 1, 2, 4, 6
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Sc 1, 4
Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Sc 1
Black-headed grosbeak Pheuticus melanocephalus Em 4, 6
Ladder-backed woodpecker (Picoides?)Dendrocopus scalaris Pi 1, 4, 6
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlororus Em 4, 6
Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus Em 4, 6
Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola Ch 1, 4, 5, 6
Horned grebe Podiceps auritus Po 1, 4
Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis Po 1, 2, 4
Pied-billed Grebe Podylimbus podiceps Po 1, 4, 6
Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Ms 1, 4, 6
Black-tailed gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Ms 1, 4, 6
Crested caracara Polyborus plancus + Fa 4, 6
Purple Martin Progne subis Hi 1, 4
Pink-footed shearwater Puffinus creatopus + Pr 4
Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus Pr 4
Black-vented shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas + Pr 4
Vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Ta 4, 6
Virginia rail Rallus limicola Ra 1, 2, 4, 6
Clapper rail Rallus longirostris ( # ) Ra 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
American avocet Recurvirostra americana Re 1, 2, 4, 6
Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla La 4
Black skimmer Rynchops niger* La 1, 2
Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus Tg 4, 6
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Ta 4, 6
Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Ta 4
Say's phoebe Sayornis saya Ta 4, 6
Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis + Em 4, 6
Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufous Tr 4, 6
American redstart Setophaga ruticilla Em 4, 6
Burrowing owl Speotyto cunicularia # St 1, 2, 4, 6
Black-chinned sparrow ? Spizella atrogularis Em 1
Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus La 1, 4
Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus La 1, 4
Least tern Sterna antillarum browni # La 1, 2, 4, 6
Caspian tern Sterna caspia La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Elegant tern Sterna elegans # La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Foster's tern Sterna forsteri La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Common tern Sterna hirundo La 4, 6
Royal tern Sterna maxima La 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Gull-billed tern Sterna nilotica La 1
Western meadowlark Sturnella negleta Em 1
Brown booby Sula leucogaster S 1, 4, 6
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Po 1
Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Hi 1, 4, 6
Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina Hi 1, 4, 6
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii Tg 4, 6
Gray trasher Toxostoma cinereum Mi 1, 4, 6
Le Conte s trasher Toxostoma lecontei Mi 6
Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Sc 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
(Northern) House wren Troglodytes aedon Tg 4, 6
Cassin´s kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Ta 4, 6
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba + Ty 4, 6
Sabine's gull Xema sabini La 1, 2
White-winged dove Zenaida asiatica Cl 4, 6
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Cl 4, 6
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Em 1, 4, 6
Family list  
ACCIPITRIDAE Ac
ALAUDIDAE Au
ALCEDINIDAE Al
ANATIDAE An
APODIDAE A
BOMBYCILLIDAE B
ARDEIDAE Ar
CAPRIMULGIDAE Cm
CATHARTIDAE Ca
CHARADRIIDAE Ch
COLUMBIDAE Cl
CORVIDAE Co
CUCULIDAE Cu
DIOMEDEIDAE D
EMBERIZIDAE Em
FALCONIDAE Fa
FREGATIDAE F
FRINGILLIDAE Fr
GAVIIDAE Ga
HAEMATOPODIDAE Ha
HIDROBATIDAE H
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
PTILOGONATIDAE P
RALLIDAE Ra
RECURVIROSTRIDAE Re
REMIZIDAE R
SCOLOPACIDAE Sc
STRIGIDAE St
STURNIDAE Sn
SULIDAE S
THRESKIORNITHIDAE Th
TROCHILIDAE Tr
TROGLODYTIDAE Tg
TYRANNIDAE Ta
TYTONIDAE Ty

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


Last Updated on 03/09/2000
By Pro Esteros


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