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1- Checklist of New Mexico CHECKLIST OF NEW MEXICO BIRD SPECIES Sartor O. Williams III Secretary, New Mexico Bird Records Committee [email protected] 1 January 2021 This checklist contains all the species of birds that have been verified by specimen, photograph, or audio recording in New Mexico and have been accepted as valid by the New Mexico Bird Records Committee. Nomenclature, taxonomy, sequence, and spelling follow the seventh edition of the American Ornithological Society’s [formerly American Ornithologists’ Union, or AOU] Check-list of North American Birds (1998) as amended through the 61st Supplement (Auk 2020, Vol. 137; 24 pp.). Included are all families and species of birds known to occur (or have occurred) in New Mexico in the historical period (1540 to present). Through 1 January 2021, 549 species representing 68 families have been verified in New Mexico, including five established non-native species (identified as “Introduced”) and three species now extirpated (identified as “Extirpated”). Family ANATIDAE: Ducks, Geese, Swans Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens Ross’s Goose, Anser rossii Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons Brant, Branta bernicla Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose, Branta canadensis Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus Wood Duck, Aix sponsa Garganey, Spatula querquedula Blue-winged Teal, Spatula discors Cinnamon Teal, Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler, Spatula clypeata Gadwall, Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope American Wigeon, Mareca americana Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos Mexican Duck, Anas diazi Northern Pintail, Anas acuta Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Redhead, Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris Greater Scaup, Aythya marila Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis -1- Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata White-winged Scoter, Melanitta deglandi Black Scoter, Melanitta americana Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula Barrow’s Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser, Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Family ODONTOPHORIDAE: New World Quail Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus Scaled Quail, Callipepla squamata Gambel’s Quail, Callipepla gambelii Montezuma Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae Family PHASIANIDAE: Pheasants, Grouse, Turkeys Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus minimus [Extirpated] Dusky Grouse, Dendragapus obscurus Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus [Extirpated] Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus [Introduced] Family PODICIPEDIDAE: Grebes Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii Family COLUMBIDAE: Pigeons, Doves Rock Pigeon, Columba livia [Introduced] Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto [Introduced] Inca Dove, Columbina inca Common Ground Dove, Columbina passerina Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura -2- Family CUCULIDAE: Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus Family CAPRIMULGIDAE: Nightjars Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Chuck-will's-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis Buff-collared Nightjar, Antrostomus ridgwayi Eastern Whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus Mexican Whip-poor-will, Antrostomus arizonae Family APODIDAE: Swifts Black Swift, Cypseloides niger Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica Vaux’s Swift, Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis Family TROCHILIDAE: Hummingbirds Mexican Violetear, Colibri thalassinus Rivoli’s Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens Blue-throated Mountain-gem, Lampornis clemenciae Lucifer Hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae Calliope Hummingbird, Selasphorus calliope Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris White-eared Hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Leucolia violiceps Berylline Hummingbird, Saucerottia beryllina Cinnamon Hummingbird, Amazilia rutila Family RALLIDAE: Rails, Gallinules, Coots Rufous-necked Wood-Rail, Aramides axillaris Clapper Rail, Rallus crepitans King Rail, Rallus elegans Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola Sora, Porzana carolina -3- Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata American Coot, Fulica americana Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis Family HELIORNITHIDAE: Finfoots Sungrebe, Heliornis fulica Family GRUIDAE: Cranes Sandhill Crane, Antigone canadensis Common Crane, Grus grus Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE: Stilts, Avocets Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana Family CHARADRIIDAE: Plovers Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola European Golden-Plover, Pluvialis apricaria American Golden-Plover, Pluvialis dominica Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus Mountain Plover, Charadrius montanus Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus Family SCOLOPACIDAE: Sandpipers Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres Black Turnstone, Arenaria melanocephala Red Knot, Calidris canutus Ruff, Calidris pugnax Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea Sanderling, Calidris alba Dunlin, Calidris alpina Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Little Stint, Calidris minuta Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis -4- Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus American Woodcock, Scolopax minor Wilson’s Snipe, Gallinago delicata Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria Wandering Tattler, Tringa incana Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Willet, Tringa semipalmata Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Family STERCORARIIDAE: Skuas, Jaegers Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus Family ALCIDAE: Auks, Murres, Puffins Long-billed Murrelet, Brachyramphus perdix Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus Family LARIDAE: Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni Mew Gull, Larus canus Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis Western Gull, Larus occidentalis California Gull, Larus californicus Herring Gull, Larus argentatus Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus -5- Least Tern, Sternula antillarum Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia Black Tern, Chlidonias niger Common Tern, Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus Elegant Tern, Thalasseus elegans Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger Family GAVIIDAE: Loons Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica Common Loon, Gavia immer Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii Family HYDROBATIDAE: Northern Storm-Petrels Least Storm-Petrel, Hydrobates microsoma Family CICONIIDAE: Storks Wood Stork, Mycteria americana Family FREGATIDAE: Frigatebirds Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Family SULIDAE: Boobies Blue-footed Booby, Sula nebouxii Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster Family ANHINGIDAE: Darters Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga Family PHALACROCORACIDAE: Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus Family PELECANIDAE: Pelicans American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis Family ARDEIDAE: Bitterns, Herons American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias Great Egret, Ardea alba -6- Snowy Egret, Egretta thula Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens Cattle Egret,
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