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Checklist of Birds Recorded in San Diego County, California Checklist of Birds Recorded in San Diego County, California Philip Unitt, Collection Manager, Department of Birds and Mammals, San Diego Natural History Museum This list covers all species and subspecies of birds reported reliably in San Diego County. The distribution and status of each species is unique. The following codes can only place this status in broad categories. If the species occurs in multiple roles, two may be indicated, but this simple system cannot capture the rich complexity of many patterns of bird distribution. B -- breeds in county regularly E -- designated as endangered or threatened by federal or state government--or should be I -- not native to San Diego County, introduced by man M -- occurs in county mainly in migration O -- breeds in county occasionally or exceptionally P -- pelagic, occurring mainly offshore and rarely visible from land R -- more or less resident, occurring in county year round S -- occurs mainly as a summer visitor V -- vagrant, not occurring in county annually, except in a few instances where individual birds have remained W -- occurs mainly as a winter visitor (small numbers of certain nonbreeding water birds occurring mainly as winter visitors remain year round) X -- extirpated from county as a breeding species (may still occur as a nonbreeding visitor or migrant). ** Double asterisks specify that the bird's occurrence in San Diego County is supported by specimens in the San Diego Natural History Museum. * Single asterisks specify that specimens in other museums have been reported in the literature. The English names are those adopted in the sixth edition of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds and its biennial supplements published in the Auk; alternative names by which the species is often or more commonly known are included. The scientific names and species-level classification are those of the AOU Check-list and supplements. Some commonly used alternative classifications at the level of genus are also indicated; in these cases, the genus under the less inclusive concept is placed in parentheses. The subspecies-level classification reflects my best understanding as reflected by the collection in the San Diego Natural History Museum; for those subspecies that I have not had the opportunity to study first-hand, the classification reflects the fifth edition of the AOU checklist (1957) or more recent published studies. The order of species is that of Devillers et al., Noms Français des Oiseaux du Monde (1993, which likely reflects closely the order the AOU will adopt in the upcoming seventh edition of its list. Grebes: Order Podicipediformes Family Podicipedidae BR Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps podiceps** WV Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena holboellii W Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus cornutus** WO Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis californicus** BR, W Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis** BR Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii transitionalis** Loons: Order Gaviiformes Family Gaviidae W Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata** W Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica** W Common Loon Gavia immer** W Common Loon Gavia immer** Tubenoses: Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) EPV Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus** PS Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes** PV Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis** Family Procellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels) PW Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii** PV Buller's or New Zealand Puffinus bulleri** Shearwater PV Flesh- or Pale-footed Puffinus carneipes* Shearwater PS Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus** PS Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus** PW Short-tailed or Slender-billed Puffinus tenuirostris** Shearwater PW Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas** Family Oceanitidae or Hydrobatidae (Storm-Petrels) PV Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus oceanicus* PS Least Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma microsoma** PS Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa socorroensis** PS Black Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma melania** PV Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa** PV Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata plumbea** Totipalmates: Order Pelecaniformes Family Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) SV Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens** Family Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) PV Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus mesonauta** Family Sulidae (Boobies) SV Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii nebouxii** PV Masked Booby Sula dactylatra californica SV Red-footed Booby Sula sula websteri V Brown Booby Sula leucogaster brewsteri** Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) BR Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus** BR Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus** W Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens** Family Anhingidae (Anhingas) V Anhinga Anhinga anhinga leucogaster Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) W American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos** ER Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis californicus** Herons: Order Ardeiformes Family Ardeidae W Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens dickeyi** W Tricolored or Louisiana Heron Egretta tricolor ruficollis** BR Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea** BR Snowy Egret Egretta thula thula** BR Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias wardi** BR Great Egret Ardea alba egretta** BR Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ibis** BR Green Heron Butorides virescens anthonyi** V Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti** BR Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli** BR Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis hesperis** WO American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus** Storks and Relatives: Order Ciconiiformes Family Plataleidae or Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) V White Ibis Eudocimus albus** BR White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi** SV Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Family Ciconiidae (Storks) V Wood Stork Mycteria americana** Family Vulturidae or Cathartidae (New World Vultures) BR Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura meridionalis** EX California Condor Gymnogyps californianus** Waterfowl: Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans) X Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor** BR Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis rubida** WV Whistling or Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus columbianus** M White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons frontalis** W Snow Goose Anser (Chen) caerulescens caerulescens** W Ross' Goose Anser (Chen) rossii** Canada Goose Branta canadensis W Moffitt's Canada Goose B. c. moffitti** W Lesser Canada Goose B. c. parvipes* WV Cackling Goose B. c. minima** Brant Branta bernicla W Black Brant B. c. nigricans** WV Light-bellied Brant B. c. hrota W, Wood Duck Aix sponsa** BRI W Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope W American Wigeon Anas americana** BR Gadwall Anas strepera strepera** Green-winged Teal Anas crecca WO Green-winged Teal A. c. carolinensis** WV Eurasian Teal A. c. crecca BR Mallard Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos** WO Northern Pintail Anas acuta** M Blue-winged Teal Anas discors* BR Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera septentrionalium** WO Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata** W Canvasback Aythya valisineria** BR Redhead Aythya americana** W Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris** WV Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula W Greater Scaup Aythya marila nearctica W Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis** WV King Eider Somateria spectabilis WV Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus V Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis** WV Black Scoter Melanitta nigra americana W Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata** WV White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca deglandi** W Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula americana** WV Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica W Bufflehead Bucephala albeola** W Hooded Merganser Mergus (Lophodytes) cucullatus** W Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator** W Common Merganser Mergus merganser americanus** Raptors: Order Falconiformes Family Pandionidae (Osprey) RO Osprey Pandion haliaetus carolinensis** Family Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, and Eagles) BR White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus majusculus** V Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus W Northern Bald Eagle H. l. alascanus* EXO Southern Bald Eagle H. l. leucocephalus BR Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus hudsonius** W Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus velox** BR Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii** WVO Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis atricapillus** VO Harris' Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi BR Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus elegans** V Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus platypterus** MX Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni** WO Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus** Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis BR, W Western Red-tailed Hawk B. j. calurus** WV Fuertes' Red-tailed Hawk B. j. fuertesi** W Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis** W Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis BR Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos canadensis** Family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) V Crested Caracara Caracara plancus auduboni American Kestrel Falco sparverius BR American Kestrel F. s. sparverius** WV San Lucas Kestrel F. s. peninsularis** Merlin Falco columbarius W American Merlin F. c. columbarius** WV Richardson's Merlin F. c. richardsonii** WV Black Merlin F. c. suckleyi BR, W Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus** Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus BR, W American Peregrine F. c. anatum** WV Peale's Peregrine F. c. pealei* Chickenlike Birds: Order Galliformes Family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) BR Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus eremophilus** BR California Quail Callipepla californica californica** BR Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii gambelii** Family Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, and Turkeys) I Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo** I Ring-necked Pheasant
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