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California Fish and Game Check-Listof Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals 129 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME CHECK-LISTOF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS, AND MAMMALS 129 PARIDAE (Titmice),cont. Northern Mockingbird MimusOreoscoptes polyglottos montanus Plain Titmouse Parus inornatus Sage Thrasher Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum REMlZlDAE (Verdin) Bendire'sThrasher Toxostomabendirei Verdin Auriparus flaviceps Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre CaliforniaThrasher Toxostoma redivivum AEGITHALIDAE (Bushtit) Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale BusMi Psaltriparusminimus Le Conte's Thrasher Toxostomalecontei SITTIDAE (Nuthatches) MOTACILLIDAE (Wagtails and Pipits) Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava White-breastedNuthatch Sitta carolinensis Gray Wagtail Motacillacinerea Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea WhiteWagtail Motacillaalba Black-backed Wagtail Motacillalugens CERTHIIDAE (Creepers) Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Brown Creeper Certhia americana Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii TROGLODYTIDAE (Wrens) Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus BOMBYCILLIDAE (Waxkings) Coastal Cactus Wren C. b. sandiegoense SC Bohemian Waxwing Bombycillagarrulus Rock Wren Salpinctesobsoletus Cedar Waxwing Bombycillacedrorum Canyon Wren Catherpesmexicanus Bewick's Wren Thryomanesbewickii PTILOGONATIDAE (Silky Flycatchers) House Wren Troglodytesaedon Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Winterwren Troglodytes troglodytes Sedge Wren Cistothorusplatensis + LANllDAE (Shrikes) Marsh Wren Cistothoruspalustris Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor CINCLIDAE (Dippers) Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike L. I. mearnsi MUSCICAPIDAE (Old World Warblers,Gnatcatchers, Kinglets, Thrushes,Bluebirds, STURNIDAE (Starlings) and Wrentit) European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa VlREONlDAE (Typical Vireos) Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula White-eyedVireo Vireo griseus Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptilacaerulea Bell's Vireo Vireobellii Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptilamelanura Arizona Bell's Vireo V. b. arizonae CE CaliforniaGnatcatcher Polioptilacalifornica Least Bell's Vireo V. b. pusillus CE, FE Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior SC Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius ~ountainBluebird Sialia currucoides Yellow-throated Vireo Vireoflavifrons Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Hutton's Vireo Vireohuttoni Veery Catharus fuscescens Warbling Vireo Vireogilvus Gray-cheekedThrush Catharusminimus Philadelphia Vireo Vireophiladelphicus Swainson'sThrush Catharusustulatus Red-eyed Vireo Vireoolivaceus Hermit Thrush Catbarusguttatus Yellow-greenVireo Vireoflavoviridis Wood Thrush Hvlocichlamustelina Rufous-backed Robin Grdus rufopalliatus EMBERIZIDAE (Wood Warblers,Sparrows, Blackbirds, and relatives) American Robin Turdus migratorius Blue-winged Warbler Vermivorapinus + Varied Thrush lxoreus naevius Golden-wing.ed Warbler Vermivora chrysaptera + Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Tennessee Warbler Vermivoraperegrina Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivoracelata MlMlDAE (Mockingbirdsand Thrashers) Nashville Warbler Vermivoraru ficapilla Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Virginia'sWarbler Vermivora virginiae 130 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME CHECK-LISTOF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS, AND MAMMALS 127 EMBERIZIDAE (Wood Warblers,Sparrows, Blackbirds, and relatives),cont. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Northern Parula Parula americana Yellow-belliedFlycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Yellow Warbler Dendroicapetechia Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii CaliforniaYellow Warbler D. p. brewsten' SC Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Sonoran Yellow Warbler D. p. sonorana SC Hamrnond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Dusky Flycatcher Empidonaxoberholseri Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Pacific-SlopeFlycatcher Empidonax difficilis Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonaxoccidentalis Yellow-rurnped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Eastern Phoebe Sayornisphoebe Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia + Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Yellow-throatedWarbler Dendroica dominica + Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Grace'sWarbler Dendroica graciae + Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Pine Warbler Dendroicapinus + Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Palm Warbler Dendroicapalmarum Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Blackpoll Warbler Dendroicastriata Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus CeruleanWarbler Dendroica cerulea + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla ALAUDIDAE (Larks) Prothonotary Warbler Protonotariacitrea + Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus + Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Ovenbird Seiurusaurocapillus Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis HlRUNDlNlDAE (Swallows) Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla + Purple Martin Progne subis Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus + Tree Swallow Tachycinetabicolor ConnecticutWarbler Oporornisagilis + Violet-greenSwallow Tachycinetathalassina Mourning Warbler Oporornisphiladelphia + Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryxserripennis MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornistolmiei Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota Hooded Warbler Wilsoniacitrina Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Wilson'sWarbler Wilsoniapusilla Canada Warbler Wilsoniacanadensis CORVIDAE (Jays, Magpies, and Crows) Red-faced Warbler Cardellinarubrifrons + Gray Jay Perisoreuscanadensis Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Steller's Jay Cyanocittastelleri Yellow-breastedChat lcteria virens SC Blue Jay Cyanocittacristata Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava SC Scrub Jay Aphelowma coerulescens Summer Tanager Piranga rubra SC Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinuscyanocephalus Scarlet Tanager Pirangaolivacea + Clark's Nutcracker Nucifragawlumbiana WesternTanager Piranga ludoviciana Black-billed Magpie Pica pica Northern Cardinal Cardinaliscardinalis SC, I" Yellow-billedMagpie Pica nuttalli Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalissinuatus + American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos HA Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Common Ravep Corvus corax Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak Guiracacaerulea PARIDAE (Titmice) Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus SC %ardinals are native to Californiaonly marginally in the Colorado River Valley, other populations Mountain Chickadee Parusgambeli are of introduced subspecies. 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