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American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 1 Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code Western Grebe WEGR Glaucous-winged Gull GWGU Clark's Grebe CLGR Hybrid Gull HYGU Red-necked Grebe RNGR Great Black-backed Gull GBBG Horned Grebe HOGR Slaty-backed Gull SBGU Eared Grebe EAGR Western Gull WEGU Least Grebe LEGR Yellow-footed Gull YFGU Pied-billed Grebe PBGR Lesser Black-backed Gull LBBG Common Loon COLO Herring Gull HERG Yellow-billed Loon YBLO California Gull CAGU Arctic Loon ARLO Unidentified Gull UNGU Pacific Loon PALO Ring-billed Gull RBGU Red-throated Loon RTLO Band-tailed Gull BTGU Tufted Puffin TUPU Mew Gull MEGU Atlantic Puffin ATPU Black-headed Gull BHGU Horned Puffin HOPU Heermann's Gull HEEG Rhinoceros Auklet RHAU Laughing Gull LAGU Cassin's Auklet CAAU Franklin's Gull FRGU Parakeet Auklet PAAU Bonaparte's Gull BOGU Crested Auklet CRAU Little Gull LIGU Whiskered Auklet WHAU Ross' Gull ROGU Least Auklet LEAU Sabine's Gull SAGU Ancient Murrelet ANMU Gull-billed Tern GBTE Marbled Murrelet MAMU Caspian Tern CATE Kittlitz's Murrelet KIMU Royal Tern ROYT Xantus' Murrelet XAMU Crested Tern CRTE Craveri's Murrelet CRMU Elegant Tern ELTE Black Guillemot BLGU Sandwich Tern SATE Pigeon Guillemot PIGU Cayenne Tern CAYT Common Murre COMU Forster's Tern FOTE Thick-billed Murre TBMU Common Tern COTE Razorbill RAZO Arctic Tern ARTE Dovekie DOVE Roseate Tern ROST Great Skua GRSK Aleutian Tern ALTE South Polar Skua SPSK Black-naped Tern BNTE Pomarine Jaeger POJA Least Tern LETE Parasitic Jaeger PAJA Sooty Tern SOTE Long-tailed Jaeger LTJA Bridled Tern BRTE Ivory Gull IVGU Gray-backed Tern GRAT Magellan Gull MAGU Black Tern BLTE Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI White-winged Tern WWTE Red-legged Kittiwake RLKI Brown Noddy BRNO Glaucous Gull GLGU Black Noddy BLNO Iceland Gull ICGU Blue-gray Noddy BGNO Thayer's Gull THGU White Tern WHTE American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 2 Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code Black Skimmer BLSK White-faced Storm-Petrel WFSP Black-footed Albatross BFAL White-tailed Tropicbird WTTR Wandering Albatross WAAL Red-billed Tropicbird RBTR Short-tailed Albatross STAL Red-tailed Tropicbird RTTR Laysan Albatross LAAL Blue-footed Booby BFBO Black-browed Albatross BBAL Brown Booby BRBO Shy Albatross SHAL Red-footed Booby RFBO Yellow-nosed Albatross YNAL Northern Gannet NOGA Northern Fulmar NOFU Anhinga ANHI Cory's Shearwater COSH Great Cormorant GRCO Streaked Shearwater STRS Double-crested Cormorant DCCO Greater Shearwater GRSH Guanay Cormorant GUCO Manx Shearwater MASH Neotropic Cormorant NECO Pink-footed Shearwater PFSH Brandt's Cormorant BRAC Audubon's Shearwater AUSH Pelagic Cormorant PECO Little Shearwater LISH Red-faced Cormorant RFCO Black-vented Shearwater BVSH American White Pelican AWPE Townsend's Shearwater TOSH Brown Pelican BRPE Newell's Shearwater NESH Magnificent Frigatebird MAFR Sooty Shearwater SOSH Great Frigatebird GRFR Flesh-footed Shearwater FFSH Lesser Frigatebird LEFR Short-tailed Shearwater SHOS Common Merganser COME Wedge-tailed Shearwater WTSH Red-breasted Merganser RBME Buller's Shearwater BULS Hooded Merganser HOME Christmas Shearwater CHSH Mallard MALL Black-capped Petrel BCPE Hawaiian Duck HAWD Cook's Petrel COPE Laysan Duck LADU Dark-rumped Petrel DRPE Mallard x Black Duck Hybrid MBDH Phoenix Petrel PHPE American Black Duck ABDU Mottled Petrel MOPE Mexican Duck MEDU Bonin Petrel BOPE Mottled Duck MODU Murphy's Petrel MUPE Gadwall GADW Bulwer's Petrel BUPE Eurasian Wigeon EUWI Cape Petrel CAPE American Wigeon AMWI Least Storm-Petrel LTSP Falcated Teal FATE Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel FTSP Eurasian Green-winged Teal EGWT Leach's Storm-Petrel LHSP American Green-winged Teal AGWT Band-rumped Storm-Petrel BSTP Baikal Teal BATE Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel WRSP Garganey GARG Black Storm-Petrel BLSP Blue-winged Teal BWTE Sooty Storm-Petrel SOOP Unidentified Teal UNTE Ashy Storm-Petrel ASSP Cinnamon Teal CITE Wilson's Storm-Petrel WISP Northern Shoveler NSHO White-throated Storm-Petrel WHSP Northern Pintail NOPI American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 3 Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code White-cheeked Pintail WHIP Hawaiian Goose HAGO Wood Duck WODU Emperor Goose EMGO Redhead REDH Black-bellied Whistling-Duck BBWD Common Pochard CPOC West Indian Whistling-Duck WIWD Canvasback CANV Fulvous Whistling-Duck FUWD Greater Scaup GRSC Mute Swan MUSW Lesser Scaup LESC Whooper Swan WHOS Tufted Duck TUDU Whistling Swan WHSW Ring-necked Duck RNDU Bewick's Swan BESW Common Goldeneye COGO Trumpeter Swan TRUS Barrow's Goldeneye BAGO Greater Flamingo GREF Bufflehead BUFF Roseate Spoonbill ROSP Oldsquaw OLDS White Ibis WHIB Harlequin Duck HARD Scarlet Ibis SCIB Steller's Eider STEI Glossy Ibis GLIB Spectacled Eider SPEI White-faced Ibis WFIB Common Eider COEI Wood Stork WOST King Eider KIEI American Bittern AMBI Black Scoter BLSC Least Bittern LEBI White-winged Scoter WWSC Great White Heron GWHE Surf Scoter SUSC Great Blue Heron GBHE Ruddy Duck RUDU Great Egret GREG Masked Duck MADU Reef Heron REHE Lesser Snow Goose (White phase) LSGO Snowy Egret SNEG Lesser Snow Goose (Blue phase) BLGO Reddish Egret REEG Tricolored Heron TRHE Lesser Snow Goose (Intermediate Phase) SBGI Little Blue Heron LBHE Greater Snow Goose GSGO Cattle Egret CAEG Snow x Ross' Goose Hybrid SRGH Green Heron GRHE Ross' Goose ROGO Black-crowned Night-Heron BCNH Greater White-fronted Goose GWFG Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH Bean Goose BEGO Whooping Crane WHCR Pink-footed Goose PFGO Sandhill Crane SACR Lesser White-fronted Goose LWFG Limpkin LIMP Canada Goose CAGO King Rail KIRA Aleutian Canada Goose ACGO Clapper Rail CLRA Cackling Goose CACG Virginia Rail VIRA Small Canada Goose SCGO Yellow-breasted Crake YBCR (parvipes & hutchinsii) Sora SORA Atlantic Brant ATBR Yellow Rail YERA Black x Atlantic Brant BABI Black Rail BLRA Intermediate Purple Gallinule PUGA Black Brant BLBR Common Moorhen COMO Barnacle Goose BRNG Hawaiian Moorhen HAMO American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 4 Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code American Coot AMCO Long-billed Curlew LBCU Caribbean Coot CARC Whimbrel WHIM Hawaiian Coot HACO Bristle-thighed Curlew BTCU Red Phalarope REPH Northern Lapwing NOLA Red-necked Phalarope RNPH Eurasian Dotterel EUDO Wilson's Phalarope WIPH Black-bellied Plover BBPL American Avocet AMAV Eurasian Golden-Plover EUGP Black-necked Stilt BNST American Golden-Plover AMGP Hawaiian Stilt HAST Pacific Golden-Plover PAGP European Woodcock EUWO Lesser Golden-Plover LEGP American Woodcock AMWO Killdeer KILL Common Snipe COSN Semipalmated Plover SEPL Short-billed Dowitcher SBDO Common Ringed Plover CRPL Long-billed Dowitcher LBDO Piping Plover PIPL Stilt Sandpiper STSA Snowy Plover SNPL Red Knot REKN Mongolian Plover MONP Purple Sandpiper PUSA Wilson's Plover WIPL Rock Sandpiper ROSA Mountain Plover MOUP Sharp-tailed Sandpiper SHAS Surfbird SURF Pectoral Sandpiper PESA Ruddy Turnstone RUTU White-rumped Sandpiper WRSA Black Turnstone BLTU Baird's Sandpiper BASA American Oystercatcher AMOY Least Sandpiper LESA Black Oystercatcher BLOY Red-necked Stint RNST Northern Jacana NOJA Dunlin DUNL Band-tailed Pigeon BTPI Curlew Sandpiper CUSA Plain Pigeon PLPI Spoonbill Sandpiper SPOS Red-billed Pigeon RBPI Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA White-crowned Pigeon WCPI Western Sandpiper WESA Scaly-naped Pigeon SNPI Sanderling SAND Spotted Dove SPDO Marbled Godwit MAGO Ringed Turtle-Dove RITD Bar-tailed Godwit BARG Zebra Dove ZEBD Hudsonian Godwit HUGO White-throated Ground-Dove WTGD Black-tailed Godwit BLAG Marianas Fruit-Dove MAFD Greater Yellowlegs GRYE Philippine Turtle-Dove PHTD Lesser Yellowlegs LEYE Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO Solitary Sandpiper SOSA Mourning Dove MODO Willet WILL Zenaida Dove ZEND Wandering Tattler WATA White-tipped Dove WTDO Ruff RUFF White-bellied Dove WBDO Upland Sandpiper UPSA White-winged Dove WWDO Buff-breasted Sandpiper BBSA Common Ground-Dove COGD Spotted Sandpiper SPSA Ruddy Ground-Dove RUGD Common Sandpiper COSA Inca Dove INDO American Ornithological Union (AOU) Bird Species List 5 Alpha Alpha Species Code Species Code Key West Quail-Dove KWQD Barred Owl BDOW Ruddy Quail-Dove RUQD Spotted x Barred Owl Hybrid SBOH Bridled Quail-Dove BRQD Spotted Owl SPOW California Condor CALC Great Gray Owl GGOW Turkey Vulture TUVU Boreal Owl BOOW Black Vulture BLVU Northern Saw-whet Owl NSWO Swallow-tailed Kite STKI Eastern Screech-Owl EASO Hook-billed Kite HBKI Whiskered Screech-Owl WHSO White-tailed Kite WTKI Western Screech-Owl WESO Mississippi Kite MIKI Puerto Rican Screech-Owl PRSO Snail Kite SNKI Flammulated Owl FLOW Northern Harrier NOHA Great Horned Owl GHOW Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA Snowy Owl SNOW Cooper's Hawk COHA Northern Hawk Owl NHOW Northern Goshawk NOGO Burrowing Owl BUOW Harris' Hawk HRSH Northern Pygmy-Owl NOPO Red-tailed Hawk RTHA Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl FEPO Harlan's Hawk HRLH Elf Owl ELOW Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA Black-headed Parakeet BHPA Zone-tailed Hawk ZTHA Hispaniolan Parakeet HPKT White-tailed Hawk WTHA Orange-fronted Parakeet OFPA Swainson's Hawk SWHA Caribbean Parakeet CAPA Broad-winged Hawk BWHA Thick-billed Parrot TBPA Roadside Hawk ROHA Red-crowned Parrot RCPA Short-tailed Hawk STHA Hispaniolan Parrot HPRT Hawaiian Hawk HWHA Puerto Rican Parrot PRPA Common Black Hawk CBHA Orange-winged Parrot OWPA Gray Hawk GRHA Smooth-billed Ani SBAN Rough-legged Hawk RLHA Groove-billed Ani GBAN Ferruginous Hawk FEHA Greater Roadrunner GRRO Golden Eagle GOEA Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo PRLC Bald Eagle BAEA Mangrove Cuckoo MACU Gyrfalcon GYRF Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU Prairie Falcon PRFA
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  • American Redstarts

    American Redstarts

    San Antonio Audubon Society May/June 2021 Newsletter American Redstarts By Mike Scully At the time of this writing (early April), the glorious annual spring migration of songbirds through our area is picking up. Every spring I keep a special eye out for one of my favorite migrants, the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). These beautiful warblers flutter actively through the foliage, tail spread, wings drooped, older males clad in black and orange, females and second year males in shades of gray, olive green and yellow. For years, the American Redstart was the only species remaining in the genus Setophaga, until a comprehensive genetic analysis of the Family Parulidae resulted in this genus being grouped with more than 32 species formerly placed in the genus Dendroica and Wilsonia. The name Setophaga was applied to the whole by virtue of seniority. Though now grouped in a large genus, the American Redstart remains an outlier, possessing proportionately large wings, a long tail, and prominent rictal bristles at the base of the relatively wide flat beak, all adaptations to a flycatching mode of foraging. Relatively heavy thigh musculature and long central front toes are apparently adaptations to springing into the air after flying insects. The foraging strategy of redstarts differs from that of typical flycatchers. Redstarts employ a more warbler-like maneuver, actively moving through the foliage, making typically short sallies after flying insect prey, and opportunistically gleaning insects from twigs and leaves while hovering or perched. The wings are frequently drooped and the colorful tail spread wide in order to flush insect prey.